Heidi
A short form of the old Germanic Adelheid, from the root *adal*, "noble": it carries the sense noble one, of noble birth. In Poland it stays rare, given to a handful of girls in a good year and to none last year.
Heidi Pronunciation
Heidi is pronounced khe-EE-dee (/xɛˈidi/).
What Heidi means
Where Heidi comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Heidi comes from the Germanic name Adelheid, and it carries a plain meaning: noble one, of noble birth. The root is the old Germanic word adal, meaning noble. It began as a short, affectionate form and then set out on its own as a full name. A small, warm word still holds an old claim to rank.
In 1881 the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri published a novel called simply Heidi. The orphan girl at its centre made the name known far past German-speaking towns. Readers met a child of the Alps, and the name traveled with her into dozens of languages.
In a Polish class register, Heidi sits among the Zosias and Amelias, short and easy to read out. The German association stays audible. On an official form at the urząd, someone might add the Polish gloss beside it: szlachetnego rodu, of noble birth.
How many people are named Heidi
1 in 115020 women in Poland is named Heidi. 196 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2255 among female names.
Heidi's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Heidi as a middle name
Heidi is a first name for 196 women in Poland and a middle name for another 40, an 83/17 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1092nd, between Hazel (40) and Larisa (40).
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#1090 Gül40
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#1091 Hazel40
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#1092 Heidi40
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#1093 Larisa40
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#1094 Martine40