Heitor is a distinctive choice, ranked #4275 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Heitor in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#4275
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About the Name Heitor
Heitor is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #2089. The name has climbed 139 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2009.
Heitor is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Heitor in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Heitor
Heitor (footballer, born November 2000) — Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca, simply known as Heitor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as right back for Portuguese club Portimonense.
Heitor (footballer, born 1964) — Heitor Camarin Júnior, simply known as Heitor, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Heitor (footballer, born April 2000) — Heitor Marinho dos Santos, known as Heitor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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 Heitor
Unlikely. With around 4 UK babies named Heitor per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Heitor in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Heitor is declining: down 2,047 places since 2020, to #4,275 in 2025. It peaked at #2,089 in 2024.
Heitor is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Heitor include: Heitor (footballer, born November 2000), Heitor (footballer, born 1964) and Heitor (footballer, born April 2000). Short summaries for each appear below.
Heitor does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Heitors in the wild.
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UK babies named Heitor (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 2047 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Heitor
Almost certainly the only Heitor in the class
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UK Popularity (2009–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Heitor
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Heitor Marinho dos Santos, known as Heitor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Manuel Frederico Tojal de Valsassina Heitor is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 26 November 2015 until 30 March 2022 when he was succeeded by Elvira Fortunato.
Heitor de Araújo Sales is a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a Diocesan Bishop of Caicó, and later, as an Archbishop of Archdiocese of Natal.
Heitor Nuno Patrício de Sousa e Castro is a Portuguese economist and politician, who was a member of the Assembly of the Republic, first elected in 2009.
Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music".