How popular is the name Heather?

Heather ranks 69th among girls' names in US records, with 527,210 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,994.

Is Heather a unisex name?

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

1975, when 24,302 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#69 of girl names

Pronounced HH EH1 DH ER0 (ARPABET)

Heather is a girls' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 527,210 children — the 69th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 66% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1975, when 24,302 children were given it.

1975Girls: 24,302Boys: 65

Phonetic detail

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 Heather?: Heather ranks 69th among girls' names in US records, with 527,210 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,994.
Is Heather a unisex name?: No. Heather is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Heather most popular?: 1975, when 24,302 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.