Boy · German
Heinz
Say it: HINTS
Meaning
German pet form of Heinrich, from heim 'home' and ric 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Very common in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 643 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 1928, about 1 in 32,600 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Heinz Rühmann, actor
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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