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
- Peak · boys
- 1974 · 1,249 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,523since 1913
Heath over time
Rank among boys' names. Heath has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #929 | 253 | |
| 2024 | — | #852 | 285 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,053 | 206 | |
| 2022 | — | #862 | 280 | |
| 2021 | — | #957 | 234 | |
| 2020 | — | #992 | 215 | |
| 2019 | — | #945 | 227 | |
| 2018 | — | #936 | 224 | |
| 2017 | — | #890 | 242 | |
| 2016 | — | #874 | 251 | |
| 2015 | — | #831 | 270 | |
| 2014 | — | #923 | 231 | |
| 2013 | — | #858 | 249 | |
| 2012 | — | #863 | 244 | |
| 2011 | — | #853 | 250 | |
| 2010 | — | #761 | 295 | |
| 2009 | — | #681 | 356 | |
| 2008 | — | #716 | 324 | |
| 2007 | — | #903 | 221 | |
| 2006 | — | #776 | 267 | |
| 2005 | — | #797 | 242 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #690 | 288 |
| 2003 | — | #721 | 255 | |
| 2002 | — | #673 | 275 | |
| 2001 | — | #782 | 216 | |
| 2000 | — | #853 | 187 | |
| 1999 | — | #771 | 206 | |
| 1998 | — | #651 | 268 | |
| 1997 | — | #642 | 259 | |
| 1996 | — | #642 | 261 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #600 | 293 |
| 1994 | — | #527 | 372 | |
| 1993 | — | #537 | 363 | |
| 1992 | — | #545 | 350 | |
| 1991 | — | #503 | 390 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #461 | 457 |
| 1989 | — | #402 | 535 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #364 | 552 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #345 | 576 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #338 | 566 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #331 | 593 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #305 | 640 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #302 | 652 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #289 | 709 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #271 | 790 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #247 | 906 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #228 | 998 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #211 | 1,021 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #207 | 1,076 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #195 | 1,151 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #188 | 1,204 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #181 | 1,249 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #202 | 1,072 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #190 | 1,234 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #225 | 1,053 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #278 | 756 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #345 | 524 |
| 1968 | — | #326 | 548 | |
| 1967 | — | #329 | 516 | |
| 1966 | — | #361 | 433 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,254 | 37 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,652 | 6 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,535 | 11 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
| 1945 | — | #3,338 | 5 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,964 | 7 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,376 | 13 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,820 | 19 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,091 | 14 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
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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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#72 · 1 in 278
- Maine#77 · 1 in 383
- Vermont#89 · 1 in 425
- Kansas#94 · 1 in 435
- Iowa#95 · 1 in 504
Best ever in a state: #55 in South Dakota, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #72 | 16 | 1 in 278 |
| Maine | #77 | 19 | 1 in 383 |
| Vermont | #89 | 7 | 1 in 425 |
| Kansas | #94 | 33 | 1 in 435 |
| Iowa | #95 | 38 | 1 in 504 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 20 | 1 in 540 |
| Wisconsin | #102 | 46 | 1 in 661 |
| Oklahoma | #124 | 27 | 1 in 700 |
| Utah | #127 | 17 | 1 in 713 |
| Indiana | #139 | 41 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Alabama | #144 | 36 | 1 in 768 |
| Louisiana | #147 | 46 | 1 in 679 |
| Michigan | #147 | 74 | 1 in 931 |
| Arkansas | #149 | 19 | 1 in 787 |
| Minnesota | #152 | 21 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Connecticut | #153 | 16 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Colorado | #155 | 20 | 1 in 905 |
| Ohio | #155 | 71 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Maryland | #157 | 25 | 1 in 943 |
| Washington | #158 | 21 | 1 in 1,038 |
| West Virginia | #166 | 10 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Montana | #167 | 5 | 1 in 932 |
| Pennsylvania | #167 | 57 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Kentucky | #169 | 20 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 20 | 1 in 1,883 |
| Missouri | #187 | 28 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Arizona | #191 | 17 | 1 in 997 |
| South Carolina | #193 | 19 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Tennessee | #205 | 23 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Texas | #205 | 104 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Virginia | #205 | 23 | 1 in 1,451 |
| North Carolina | #223 | 27 | 1 in 1,541 |
| Oregon | #232 | 8 | 1 in 1,815 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 7 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Illinois | #238 | 47 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Georgia | #262 | 22 | 1 in 1,842 |
| New York | #270 | 53 | 1 in 2,300 |
| Mississippi | #285 | 10 | 1 in 1,992 |
| California | #305 | 65 | 1 in 2,310 |
| Florida | #308 | 20 | 1 in 2,524 |
| New Jersey | #342 | 12 | 1 in 3,824 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1974 at #181 (1,249 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1966–2022
- 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%)
- 36.6% of all boys named Heath (10,814) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #1,945 (1913) | #2,690 |
| 1920s | 83 | #1,820 (1920) | #3,156 |
| 1930s | 40 | #2,854 (1936) | #3,448 |
| 1940s | 63 | #2,443 (1948) | #2,980 |
| 1950s | 52 | #2,514 (1952) | #3,116 |
| 1960s | 2,101 | #326 (1968) | #1,779 |
| 1970s | 10,814 | #181 (1974) | #211 |
| 1980s | 6,519 | #247 (1980) | #319 |
| 1990s | 3,219 | #461 (1990) | #588 |
| 2000s | 2,631 | #673 (2002) | #759 |
| 2010s | 2,483 | #761 (2010) | #873 |
| 2020s | 1,473 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 169,027 of them was named Heath, which outranked 43.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,109Yvone10
- #5,109Zenda10
- #5,109Zola10
- #5,480Heath9
- #5,480Abbigail9
- #5,480Adelia9
- #5,480Adrinne9
- #5,959Abelina8
- #5,959Adinah8
- #5,959Adonna8
Tied with 478 names at #5,480; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,314 of them was named Heath, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.