Heaven is a distinctive choice, ranked #1133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Heaven in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1133
US Rank #543
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About the Name Heaven
Heaven is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 544 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1288 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Heaven is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Heaven in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #478, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Heaven
Ayden Heaven — Ayden Edford Heaven is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United.
Rhythm Heaven — Rhythm Heaven, known as Rhythm Paradise in PAL regions, and Rhythm World in South Korea, is a rhythm game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.
Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven — The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven (traditional Chinese: 穆天子傳; simplified Chinese: 穆天子传; pinyin: Mù Tiānzǐ Zhuàn) is an ancient Chinese text that dates from the Warring States period (475–221 BC).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Heaven
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Heaven per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Heaven in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Heaven is at its highest recorded position — #1,133 in 2025, with 29 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,846.
Heaven is more popular in the US (#478) than in the UK (#1302). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Heaven include: Ayden Heaven, Rhythm Heaven and Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven. Short summaries for each appear below.
Heaven appears in the US top 500 at #478 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
29
UK babies named Heaven (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 713 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Heaven
Almost certainly the only Heaven in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Heaven
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rhythm Heaven, known as Rhythm Paradise in PAL regions, and Rhythm World in South Korea, is a rhythm game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.
The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven (traditional Chinese: 穆天子傳; simplified Chinese: 穆天子传; pinyin: Mù Tiānzǐ Zhuàn) is an ancient Chinese text that dates from the Warring States period (475–221 BC).
The Mandate of Heaven (Chinese: 天命; pinyin: Tiānmìng; Wade–Giles: T'ien1-ming4; lit. 'Heaven's command') is a Chinese political doctrine that was used in Ancient China and Imperial China to legitimize the rule of the king or emperor of China.
Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli) is a title given by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, to Mary, mother of Jesus, and, to a lesser extent, in Evangelical Lutheranism and Anglicanism.