Recorded 1968–1989 Girls' name Peak 1973 86 births

Heatherly — girls' name

86 babies named Heatherly in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s641980s17
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Heatherly was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

14 babies were named Heatherly in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heatherly

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Heatherly between 1968 and 1989, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heatherly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heatherly performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Heatherly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heatherly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heatherly at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

86

Since 1968

22 years of records

Peak year

1973

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1968

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1989

Heatherly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1968

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1973)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 19891986198019771976197519731972197119701968 5

Heatherly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
64 births that decade — 74% of Heatherly's all-time total
1960s51970s641980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heatherly?
86 babies have been named Heatherly since 1968. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1973 with 14 births.
When was Heatherly most popular?
Heatherly was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Heatherly been used?
Heatherly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 22 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Heatherly?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.