Data through 2025

Heather name popularity in the United States

Heather ranked #1261 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 177 girls named Heather.

Rank#1261

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded177

SSA

Peak year1975

24,301 recorded

Five-year change+17.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Heather for boys and girls

Girls

177

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1914 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1962 to 2007

Heather in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls177#1261
2024girls170#1341
2023girls171#1324
2022girls181#1304
2021girls173#1304
2020girls151#1442
2019girls162#1383
2018girls211#1150
2017girls223#1124
2016girls275#975
2015girls281#964
2014girls331#836
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls177#1261
2024girls170#1341
2023girls171#1324
2022girls181#1304
2021girls173#1304
2020girls151#1442
2019girls162#1383
2018girls211#1150
2017girls223#1124
2016girls275#975
2015girls281#964
2014girls331#836
2013girls316#835
2012girls330#811
2011girls391#710
2010girls421#681
2009girls555#548
2008girls654#483
2007boys5#12367
2007girls799#408
2006girls974#339
2005girls1,067#300
2004girls1,304#244
2003girls1,617#206
2002girls2,068#159
2001girls2,274#146
2000girls2,684#125
1999boys6#8704
1999girls2,887#112
1998boys7#7560
1998girls3,397#99
1997boys5#9265
1997girls3,767#90
1996boys9#5982
1996girls4,759#71
1995boys15#4052
1995girls6,032#54
1994boys7#6968
1994girls7,033#44
1993boys17#3661
1993girls8,103#38
1992boys16#3748
1992girls9,725#31
1991boys25#2683
1991girls11,703#23
1990boys24#2695
1990girls14,220#19
1989boys59#1425
1989girls16,248#15
1988boys58#1355
1988girls18,033#14
1987boys62#1234
1987girls18,982#9
1986boys65#1174
1986girls19,790#9
1985boys70#1110
1985girls21,151#8
1984boys79#1000
1984girls21,489#9
1983boys70#1059
1983girls20,747#9
1982boys46#1395
1982girls17,493#12
1981boys49#1334
1981girls17,946#10
1980boys77#1031
1980girls19,973#6
1979boys74#1028
1979girls20,834#7
1978boys71#1034
1978girls22,270#5
1977boys75#989
1977girls23,773#5
1976boys82#921
1976girls24,192#4
1975boys65#1019
1975girls24,301#3
1974boys77#923
1974girls23,179#4
1973boys47#1201
1973girls19,347#8
1972boys58#1060
1972girls16,320#9
1971boys40#1330
1971girls15,017#12
1970boys43#1260
1970girls14,669#19
1969boys27#1570
1969girls10,069#34
1968boys10#2735
1968girls5,502#62
1967boys10#2611
1967girls3,904#87
1966boys8#2986
1966girls2,897#125
1965boys7#3244
1965girls2,498#149
1964boys5#4039
1964girls2,386#160
1963girls2,090#183
1962boys7#3305
1962girls1,283#247
1961girls1,105#276
1960girls971#298
1959girls911#302
1958girls731#344
1957girls663#354
1956girls662#342
1955girls616#347
1954girls541#375
1953girls427#418
1952girls381#440
1951girls308#473
1950girls310#460
1949girls249#518
1948girls215#567
1947girls272#499
1946girls237#512
1945girls175#554
1944girls131#643
1943girls166#584
1942girls159#585
1941girls131#616
1940girls106#672
1939girls94#701
1938girls76#807
1937girls52#964
1936girls52#951
1935girls63#866
1934girls41#1098
1933girls30#1311
1932girls11#2644
1931girls7#3497
1930girls8#3345
1929girls9#3137
1923girls8#3641
1922girls5#5009
1920girls5#4975
1917girls5#4594
1914girls8#2638

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Heather’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-37.0%
Change since peak-99.3%