How popular is the name Heath?

Heath ranks 639th among boys' names in US records, with 29,449 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,432.

Is Heath a unisex name?

No. Heath is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1974, when 1,249 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#639 of boy names

Pronounced HH IY1 TH (ARPABET)

Heath is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 29,449 children — the 639th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1974, when 1,249 children were given it.

1974Boys: 1,249Girls: 15

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Heath?: Heath ranks 639th among boys' names in US records, with 29,449 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,432.
Is Heath a unisex name?: No. Heath is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Heath most popular?: 1974, when 1,249 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.