Girls' name · since 1974

Heatherlee

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Heatherlee, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#51,787 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade

Heatherlee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1974.

Heatherlee has 12 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1993.

  • #51,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1974
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heatherlee ranks #51,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.

#51,787 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Heatherlee's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Heatherlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Heatherlee's full recorded timeline at 1993, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Heatherlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19741993 5

Heatherlee by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1970s was Heatherlee's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Heatherlee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heatherlee?
Heatherlee has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #51,787 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 7 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
Where does Heatherlee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heatherlee ranks #51,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Heatherlee most popular?
Heatherlee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Heatherlee been used?
Heatherlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Heatherlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heather, Heaven, Heavenly, Heavyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Heatherlee's data

  • Heatherlee's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Heatherlee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Heatherlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–1993 (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 Heatherlee 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.