Heather
#1,261 for girls in 2025, 177 births · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #12,367
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 24,301 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 525,910since 1914
Heather over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,261 | 177 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,341 | 170 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,324 | 171 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,304 | 181 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,304 | 173 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,442 | 151 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,383 | 162 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,150 | 211 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,124 | 223 | — | |
| 2016 | #975 | 275 | — | |
| 2015 | #964 | 281 | — | |
| 2014 | #836 | 331 | — | |
| 2013 | #835 | 316 | — | |
| 2012 | #811 | 330 | — | |
| 2011 | #710 | 391 | — | |
| 2010 | #681 | 421 | — | |
| 2009 | #548 | 555 | — | |
| 2008 | #483 | 654 | — | |
| 2007 | #408 | 799 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #339 | 974 | — | |
| 2005 | #300 | 1,067 | — | |
| 2004 | #244 | 1,304 | — | |
| 2003 | #206 | 1,617 | — | |
| 2002 | #159 | 2,068 | — | |
| 2001 | #146 | 2,274 | — | |
| 2000 | #125 | 2,684 | — | |
| 1999 | #112 | 2,887 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #99 | 3,397 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #90 | 3,767 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #71 | 4,759 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #54 | 6,032 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1994 | #44 | 7,033 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #38 | 8,103 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #31 | 9,725 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #23 | 11,703 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1990 | #19 | 14,220 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #15 | 16,248 | #1,425 | 59 |
| 1988 | #14 | 18,033 | #1,355 | 58 |
| 1987 | #9 | 18,982 | #1,234 | 62 |
| 1986 | #9 | 19,790 | #1,174 | 65 |
| 1985 | #8 | 21,151 | #1,110 | 70 |
| 1984 | #9 | 21,489 | #1,000 | 79 |
| 1983 | #9 | 20,747 | #1,059 | 70 |
| 1982 | #12 | 17,493 | #1,395 | 46 |
| 1981 | #10 | 17,946 | #1,334 | 49 |
| 1980 | #6 | 19,973 | #1,031 | 77 |
| 1979 | #7 | 20,834 | #1,028 | 74 |
| 1978 | #5 | 22,270 | #1,034 | 71 |
| 1977 | #5 | 23,773 | #989 | 75 |
| 1976 | #4 | 24,192 | #921 | 82 |
| 1975 | #3 | 24,301 | #1,019 | 65 |
| 1974 | #4 | 23,179 | #923 | 77 |
| 1973 | #8 | 19,347 | #1,201 | 47 |
| 1972 | #9 | 16,320 | #1,060 | 58 |
| 1971 | #12 | 15,017 | #1,330 | 40 |
| 1970 | #19 | 14,669 | #1,260 | 43 |
| 1969 | #34 | 10,069 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #62 | 5,502 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #87 | 3,904 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #125 | 2,897 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #149 | 2,498 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #160 | 2,386 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #183 | 2,090 | — | |
| 1962 | #247 | 1,283 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #276 | 1,105 | — | |
| 1960 | #298 | 971 | — | |
| 1959 | #302 | 911 | — | |
| 1958 | #344 | 731 | — | |
| 1957 | #354 | 663 | — | |
| 1956 | #342 | 662 | — | |
| 1955 | #347 | 616 | — | |
| 1954 | #375 | 541 | — | |
| 1953 | #418 | 427 | — | |
| 1952 | #440 | 381 | — | |
| 1951 | #473 | 308 | — | |
| 1950 | #460 | 310 | — | |
| 1949 | #518 | 249 | — | |
| 1948 | #567 | 215 | — | |
| 1947 | #499 | 272 | — | |
| 1946 | #512 | 237 | — | |
| 1945 | #554 | 175 | — | |
| 1944 | #643 | 131 | — | |
| 1943 | #584 | 166 | — | |
| 1942 | #585 | 159 | — | |
| 1941 | #616 | 131 | — | |
| 1940 | #672 | 106 | — | |
| 1939 | #701 | 94 | — | |
| 1938 | #807 | 76 | — | |
| 1937 | #964 | 52 | — | |
| 1936 | #951 | 52 | — | |
| 1935 | #866 | 63 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,098 | 41 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,311 | 30 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | — | |
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| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
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| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
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| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Heather! It came in at #2,638, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Heather is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#3 · 1 in 45
- Utah#3 · 1 in 46
- Wyoming#4 · 1 in 35
- Idaho#4 · 1 in 44
- New Hampshire#5 · 1 in 37
Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #3 | 61 | 1 in 45 |
| Utah | #3 | 350 | 1 in 46 |
| Idaho | #4 | 157 | 1 in 44 |
| Wyoming | #4 | 81 | 1 in 35 |
| New Hampshire | #5 | 130 | 1 in 37 |
| Oregon | #5 | 342 | 1 in 49 |
| Rhode Island | #5 | 98 | 1 in 46 |
| Tennessee | #5 | 512 | 1 in 56 |
| Alaska | #6 | 56 | 1 in 48 |
| Florida | #6 | 745 | 1 in 63 |
| Georgia | #6 | 509 | 1 in 66 |
| Indiana | #6 | 728 | 1 in 50 |
| Montana | #6 | 102 | 1 in 46 |
| North Carolina | #6 | 580 | 1 in 57 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 110 | 1 in 42 |
| Pennsylvania | #6 | 1,268 | 1 in 54 |
| South Dakota | #6 | 106 | 1 in 44 |
| Vermont | #6 | 60 | 1 in 41 |
| Washington | #6 | 435 | 1 in 58 |
| Arizona | #7 | 242 | 1 in 74 |
| Maine | #7 | 160 | 1 in 38 |
| Ohio | #7 | 1,273 | 1 in 57 |
| Colorado | #8 | 262 | 1 in 71 |
| Iowa | #8 | 393 | 1 in 50 |
| Kansas | #8 | 233 | 1 in 62 |
| Kentucky | #8 | 415 | 1 in 59 |
| Maryland | #8 | 311 | 1 in 63 |
| Michigan | #8 | 1,044 | 1 in 57 |
| Missouri | #8 | 519 | 1 in 62 |
| Nevada | #8 | 77 | 1 in 48 |
| West Virginia | #8 | 245 | 1 in 50 |
| Connecticut | #9 | 233 | 1 in 63 |
| Nebraska | #9 | 172 | 1 in 60 |
| Oklahoma | #9 | 273 | 1 in 68 |
| Virginia | #9 | 467 | 1 in 62 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 564 | 1 in 54 |
| Alabama | #10 | 320 | 1 in 72 |
| Louisiana | #10 | 356 | 1 in 82 |
| Massachusetts | #10 | 474 | 1 in 65 |
| Minnesota | #10 | 395 | 1 in 70 |
| California | #11 | 1,614 | 1 in 101 |
| Illinois | #11 | 986 | 1 in 76 |
| New Jersey | #11 | 461 | 1 in 81 |
| South Carolina | #12 | 224 | 1 in 77 |
| Arkansas | #13 | 177 | 1 in 73 |
| New Mexico | #13 | 99 | 1 in 88 |
| District of Columbia | #14 | 64 | 1 in 87 |
| Mississippi | #14 | 163 | 1 in 96 |
| Hawaii | #15 | 46 | 1 in 104 |
| New York | #15 | 1,051 | 1 in 94 |
| Texas | #15 | 1,091 | 1 in 102 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Heather
- 80 spots since 2024 (#1,341 → #1,261)
- 181 spots since 2020 (#1,442 → #1,261)
- 297 spots since 2015 (#964 → #1,261)
- Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1935 (#1,098 → #866)
- Biggest drop: 149 spots in 2017 (#975 → #1,124)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1975 at #3 (24,301 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: 15 yrs · run 1972–1981
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1967–1998
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1935–2016
- Highest: 1 in 60 girls born in 1975 were named Heather (1.7%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,081 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 38.8% of all girls named Heather (203,902) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #2,638 (1914) | #3,616 |
| 1920s | 27 | #3,137 (1929) | #4,191 |
| 1930s | 434 | #701 (1939) | #1,618 |
| 1940s | 1,841 | #499 (1947) | #575 |
| 1950s | 5,550 | #302 (1959) | #386 |
| 1960s | 32,705 | #34 (1969) | #162 |
| 1970s | 203,902 | #3 (1975) | #8 |
| 1980s | 191,852 | #6 (1980) | #10 |
| 1990s | 71,626 | #19 (1990) | #58 |
| 2000s | 13,996 | #125 (2000) | #296 |
| 2010s | 2,941 | #681 (2010) | #947 |
| 2020s | 1,023 | #1,261 (2025) | #1,329 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Heather in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 77 of them was named Heather, which outranked 99.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 23,264 of them was named Heather, which outranked 85.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,023Michelle75
- #1,023Stephanie75
- #1,023Yoel75
- #1,028Heather74
- #1,028Adonis74
- #1,028Bobbie74
- #1,028Emerson74
- #1,034Armand73
- #1,034Deron73
- #1,034Hal73
Tied with 5 names at #1,028; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.