Heather

Where Heather comes from

From heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century. The surname is habitational, also meaning someone living on a heath.
— Wiktionary's entry for Heather
  • English
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,638 among girls, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1961
    Heather Locklear born
    American actress
  3. 1970
    Heather Graham born
    American actress
  4. 1975
    Peak, #3
    24,301 babies named Heather — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #23.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from English.
Namesakes
  • Heather Graham · American actress, born 1970
  • Heather Locklear · American actress, born 1961
  • Heather Morris · American actress, dancer, singer, and model, born 1987
  • Heather O'Rourke · American actress, 1975–1988
  • Heather Watson · British female tennis player, born 1992

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.