The first name Heinz
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Heinz at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 5 boys born in the United States were named Heinz, the 12,818th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1928, when 34 were.
649
babies named Heinz since 1880
#12,818
rank in 2021
1928
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Heinz
121 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Heinz FischerAustrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)
- Heinz GuderianGerman general (1888–1954)
- Heinz RühmannGerman actor (1902–1994)
- Heinz LindnerAustrian association football player, born 1990
- Heinz FloheGerman footballer (1948-2013)
- Heinz HopfGerman mathematician (1894–1971)
- Heinz BrandtGerman army officer (1907-1944)
- Heinz von FoersterAustrian-American scientist and cybernetician (1911-2002)
- Heinz-Wolfgang SchnauferGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1950)
- Heinz KohutAustrian-American psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (1913-1981)
- Heinz KubschGerman association football player (1930-1993)
- Heinz ErhardtGerman comedian and entertainer (1909-1979)
Questions
- Is Heinz a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 649 US babies named Heinz since 1880 were boys.
- When was Heinz most popular?
- 1928 in the United States, when 34 babies were named Heinz, its highest rank at 1,240th.
- Is Heinz also a surname?
- Yes. Heinz is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.