Girls' name · since 1973
Heater
53 babies named Heater in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Heater is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Heater recorded 53 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- #34,319 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heater ranks #34,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Heater's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Heater's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heater's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heater popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Heater by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (30 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Heater's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Heater births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Heater's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1980s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Heater: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Heater draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.