Heather Girl
How popular is Heather?
#1,261 girl name in 2025
177 baby girls were named Heather in the US in 2025, making it the 1261st most popular girl name.
505,074living people named Heather (est.)
45median age of people named Heather
527,387babies named Heather since 1880
1 in 18,731US babies born in 2025
Heather popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,261 for girls (▲ 80 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 177 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #964 in 2015, #1,442 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1975 (24,301 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Heather is most popular
Babies named Heather per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Alaska: 0.6 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Idaho: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Heather by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #2,637 |
| 1920s | 27 | #3,135 |
| 1930s | 434 | #701 |
| 1940s | 1,841 | #499 |
| 1950s | 5,550 | #302 |
| 1960s | 32,705 | #34 |
| 1970s | 203,902 | #3 |
| 1980s | 191,852 | #6 |
| 1990s | 71,626 | #19 |
| 2000s | 13,996 | #125 |
| 2010s | 2,941 | #681 |
| 2020s | 1,023 | #1,261 |
Girl names about as popular as Heather
Questions
- Is Heather a boy or girl name?
- Heather is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Heather were girls.
- How popular is the name Heather?
- 177 baby girls were named Heather in the US in 2025, making it the 1261st most popular girl name.
- When was Heather most popular?
- Heather peaked in 1975, when 24,301 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3 in 1975.
- How many people are named Heather?
- 527,387 babies have been named Heather in the US since 1880. We estimate about 505,074 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
- Where is Heather most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Heather was most common in Alaska, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.