Recorded 2004–2021 Boys' name Peak 2009 79 births

Heaton — boys' name

79 babies named Heaton in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s372020s11
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Heaton was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Heaton in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heaton

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Heaton between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heaton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heaton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Heaton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heaton 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 79 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.

Heaton at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

79

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Heaton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 20212020201720162014201120102009200820072004 7

Heaton by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 47% of Heaton's all-time total
2000s312010s372020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heaton?
79 babies have been named Heaton since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Heaton most popular?
Heaton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Heaton been used?
Heaton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Heaton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heath, Heather, Heaven, Hearl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2021 (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.