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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,219 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNHWashington: #299 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,136 boysWAIdaho: #132 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 698 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #316 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,266 boysMNIllinois: #471 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,848 boysILWisconsin: #262 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWIMichigan: #331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,247 boysMINew York: #615 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 8,988 boysNYMassachusetts: #253 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,115 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedRIOregon: #222 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,869 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #99 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 437 boysSDIowa: #125 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 915 boysIAIndiana: #207 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,100 boysINOhio: #208 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,068 boysOHPennsylvania: #293 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,788 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #559 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 7,323 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedUTColorado: #241 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,913 boysCONebraska: #150 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 993 boysNEMissouri: #282 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,240 boysMOKentucky: #216 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,239 boysKYWest Virginia: #147 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,175 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedDEArizona: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,070 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNMKansas: #92 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 484 boysKSArkansas: #95 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 474 boysARTennessee: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,617 boysTNNorth Carolina: #328 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,258 boysNCSouth Carolina: #252 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,715 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #112 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 617 boysOKLouisiana: #237 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,435 boysLAMississippi: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,622 boysMSAlabama: #177 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,102 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,452 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedHITexas: #310 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,341 boysTXFlorida: #324 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,848 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kansas#92 · 1 in 484
  2. Arkansas#95 · 1 in 474
  3. South Dakota#99 · 1 in 437
  4. Oklahoma#112 · 1 in 617
  5. Iowa#125 · 1 in 915

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#92361 in 484
Arkansas#95321 in 474
South Dakota#99121 in 437
Oklahoma#112391 in 617
Iowa#125221 in 915
Idaho#132111 in 698
West Virginia#147101 in 1,175
Nebraska#150121 in 993
Maine#15161 in 1,219
Alabama#177231 in 1,102
Indiana#207181 in 2,100
Ohio#208371 in 2,068
Kentucky#216111 in 2,239
Oregon#222101 in 1,869
Louisiana#237251 in 1,435
Colorado#241131 in 1,913
Mississippi#252111 in 1,622
South Carolina#252121 in 1,715
Massachusetts#253121 in 3,115
Wisconsin#262101 in 3,401
Arizona#282121 in 2,070
Missouri#282111 in 3,240
Tennessee#282121 in 2,617
Georgia#292171 in 2,452
Pennsylvania#293201 in 3,788
Washington#299101 in 3,136
Texas#310611 in 2,341
Minnesota#31661 in 5,266
Florida#324251 in 2,848
North Carolina#328121 in 3,258
Michigan#331151 in 4,247
Illinois#471141 in 5,848
California#559291 in 7,323
New York#615131 in 8,988
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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 1984

girls
#7,398
8 births · 1 in 210,477 girls
boys
#305
640 births · 1 in 2,820 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #7,398Heath8

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #305Heath640
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 210,477 of them was named Heath, which outranked 39.3% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heath
  1. #6,810Yuko9
  2. #6,810Yulonda9
  3. #6,810Zehra9
  4. #7,398Heath8
  5. #7,398Aarin8
  6. #7,398Adaline8
  7. #7,398Aggie8
  8. #8,153Abegail7
  9. #8,153Abeni7
  10. #8,153Achel7

Tied with 754 names at #7,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,820 of them was named Heath, which outranked 95.8% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heath
  1. #302Simon655
  2. #303Nelson651
  3. #304Clifton644
  4. #305Heath640
  5. #306Dane637
  6. #307Daryl633
  7. #308Max632
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →