Heath vs Heather

Side-by-side comparison of Heath and Heather - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Heath

Boy name · Rank #853

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Name B

Heather

Girl name · Rank #1342

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Metric Heath Heather
Current Rank #853 #1342
Total Births (all years) 29,523 525,910
Peak Year 1974 1975
Peak Year Births 1,249 24,301
Peak Decade 1970s 1970s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Heath Heather
1910s 45 13
1920s 83 27
1930s 40 434
1940s 63 1,841
1950s 52 5,550
1960s 2,101 32,705
1970s 10,814 203,902
1980s 6,519 191,852
1990s 3,219 71,626
2000s 2,631 13,996
2010s 2,483 2,941
2020s 1,473 1,023

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Heath Heather
2014 231 331
2015 270 281
2016 251 275
2017 242 223
2018 224 211
2019 227 162
2020 215 151
2021 234 173
2022 280 181
2023 206 171
2024 285 170
2025 253 177

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2025.

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