Heath

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1974 · 1,249 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,523
since 1913

Heath over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Heath has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #181, 1974boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#929253
2024—#852285
2023—#1,053206
2022—#862280
2021—#957234
2020—#992215
2019—#945227
2018—#936224
2017—#890242
2016—#874251
2015—#831270
2014—#923231
2013—#858249
2012—#863244
2011—#853250
2010—#761295
2009—#681356
2008—#716324
2007—#903221
2006—#776267
2005—#797242
2004#16,0995#690288
2003—#721255
2002—#673275
2001—#782216
2000—#853187
1999—#771206
1998—#651268
1997—#642259
1996—#642261
1995#13,3865#600293
1994—#527372
1993—#537363
1992—#545350
1991—#503390
1990#12,9585#461457
1989—#402535
1988#9,2447#364552
1987#7,9878#345576
1986#10,9125#338566
1985#7,5638#331593
1984#7,3988#305640
1983#8,0477#302652
1982#10,5175#289709
1981#6,32310#271790
1980#6,7899#247906
1979#7,3138#228998
1978#6,9488#2111,021
1977#5,88810#2071,076
1976#5,21511#1951,151
1975#7,9846#1881,204
1974#4,04115#1811,249
1973#5,19110#2021,072
1972#5,4809#1901,234
1971#5,13610#2251,053
1970#7,0706#278756
1969#6,6176#345524
1968—#326548
1967—#329516
1966—#361433
1965—#1,25437
1964—#2,66510
1963—#3,6466
1962—#2,67310
1961—#3,6526
1960—#2,53511
1959—#3,2907
1958—#3,2757
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1955—#2,55810
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1953—#3,4256
1952—#2,51410
1951—#3,0667
1950—#3,6815
1949—#3,0197
1948—#2,44310
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1946—#3,5255
1945—#3,3385
1944—#2,6338
1943—#2,9647
1942—#2,5239
1941—#3,5055
1940—#2,8717
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1937—#3,5185
1936—#2,8547
1935—#3,6455
1934—#3,6795
1933—#3,6425
1932—#3,7765
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1930—#3,0228
1929—#3,9595
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1927—#3,4517
1926—#3,3857
1925—#3,7416
1924—#3,5057
1923—#3,8226
1922—#2,34713
1921—#2,37613
1920—#1,82019
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1918—#3,0968
1917—#2,09114
1916—#2,9268
1915—#3,3926
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Heath! It came in at #1,945, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Heath is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedAKMaine: #181 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,542 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNHWashington: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,214 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedIDMontana: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 996 boysMTNorth Dakota: #146 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 822 boysNDMinnesota: #191 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,062 boysMNIllinois: #293 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,766 boysILWisconsin: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,533 boysWIMichigan: #335 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,483 boysMINew York: #325 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,694 boysNYMassachusetts: #300 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,513 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,134 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedSDIowa: #192 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,734 boysIAIndiana: #318 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,660 boysINOhio: #234 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,440 boysOHPennsylvania: #259 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,236 boysPANew Jersey: #403 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,580 boysNJConnecticut: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,741 boysCTCalifornia: #358 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,484 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedUTColorado: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,370 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNEMissouri: #264 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,437 boysMOKentucky: #299 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,390 boysKYWest Virginia: #256 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,746 boysWVVirginia: #347 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,049 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNMKansas: #156 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 967 boysKSArkansas: #197 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,148 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #337 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,618 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,034 boysOKLouisiana: #317 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,292 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedMSAlabama: #293 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,415 boysALGeorgia: #268 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,950 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedHITexas: #351 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,559 boysTXFlorida: #422 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,746 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#146 · 1 in 822
  2. Kansas#156 · 1 in 967
  3. Montana#179 · 1 in 996
  4. Maine#181 · 1 in 1,542
  5. Minnesota#191 · 1 in 2,062

Best ever in a state: #55 in South Dakota, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#14661 in 822
Kansas#156161 in 967
Montana#17951 in 996
Maine#18151 in 1,542
Minnesota#191151 in 2,062
Iowa#192131 in 1,734
Arkansas#197131 in 1,148
Colorado#203131 in 1,370
Wisconsin#221141 in 2,533
Ohio#234371 in 2,440
Oregon#25371 in 2,134
Washington#256121 in 2,214
West Virginia#25651 in 2,746
Pennsylvania#259281 in 3,236
Missouri#264151 in 2,437
Oklahoma#26591 in 2,034
Connecticut#26761 in 3,741
Georgia#268211 in 1,950
Alabama#293121 in 2,415
Illinois#293331 in 2,766
Kentucky#29981 in 3,390
Massachusetts#30071 in 6,513
Louisiana#317151 in 2,292
Indiana#318121 in 3,660
New York#325401 in 3,694
Michigan#335171 in 4,483
North Carolina#337121 in 3,618
Virginia#34791 in 4,049
Texas#351401 in 2,559
California#358481 in 3,484
New Jersey#40381 in 6,580
Florida#422101 in 4,746
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Heath
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 77 spots since 2024 (#852 → #929)
  • 63 spots since 2020 (#992 → #929)
  • 98 spots since 2015 (#831 → #929)
  • Biggest jump: 893 spots in 1966 (#1,254 → #361)
  • Biggest drop: 191 spots in 2023 (#862 → #1,053)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1974 at #181 (1,249 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 59 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1966–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,259
  • Highest: 1 in 1,259 boys born in 1974 were named Heath (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,751 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 36.6% of all boys named Heath (10,814) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s45#1,945 (1913)#2,690
1920s83#1,820 (1920)#3,156
1930s40#2,854 (1936)#3,448
1940s63#2,443 (1948)#2,980
1950s52#2,514 (1952)#3,116
1960s2,101#326 (1968)#1,779
1970s10,814#181 (1974)#211
1980s6,519#247 (1980)#319
1990s3,219#461 (1990)#588
2000s2,631#673 (2002)#759
2010s2,483#761 (2010)#873
2020s1,473#852 (2024)#941

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Heath in 1968

boys
#326
548 births · 1 in 3,171 boys

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #326Heath548
More about 1968

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 3,171 of them was named Heath, which outranked 93.1% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heath
  1. #322Toby555
  2. #324Jacob553
  3. #325Casey551
  4. #326Heath548
  5. #327Dominic544
  6. #328Spencer541
  7. #329Curt537
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →