Heath

Where Heath comes from

English surname, from the noun heath.
— Wiktionary's entry for Heath
  • 1 syllable
Heath through the years
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #1,945 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1965
    Around this time: The Big Valley
    TV, 1965 · Source
  3. 1974
    Peak, #181
    1,249 babies named Heath, the most in any year.
  4. 1983
    Heath Slater born
    American professional wrestler and actor
  5. 1984
    Heath Pearce born
    American soccer player
  6. 1985
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #331.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Heath Slater · American professional wrestler and actor, born 1983
  • Heath Pearce · American soccer player, born 1984
  • Heath Streak · Zimbabwean cricketer, 1974–2023
  • Heath Baldwin · American athlete, born 2001
  • Heath Shuler · American football player and politician, born 1971

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.