Recorded 1966–2011 Boys' name Peak 1974 572 births

Heith — boys' name

572 babies named Heith in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s511970s2401980s1481990s522000s682010s13
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Heith was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

31 babies were named Heith in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heith

The Social Security Administration has registered 572 babies named Heith between 1966 and 2011, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heith performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Heith shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heith in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heith 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 572 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.

Heith at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

572

Since 1966

46 years of records

Peak year

1974

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1966

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2011

Heith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1966

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1974)
31
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 20112004199619881982197619701966 16

Heith by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
240 births that decade — 42% of Heith's all-time total
1960s511970s2401980s1481990s522000s682010s13

Heith by state

Where Heith concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heith
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 1.4%
Texas share of Heith's total US births 1.4%

8 of 572 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heith?
572 babies have been named Heith since 1966. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1974 with 31 births.
When was Heith most popular?
Heith was most popular in the 1970s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Heith most popular?
The top states for the name Heith are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Heith been used?
Heith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 46 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Heith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heinz, Heinrich, Heidi, Heitor, 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, 1966–2011 (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.