Heath

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1974 · 1,249 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,523
since 1913

Heath over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Heath has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #181, 1974boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#929253
2024#852285
2023#1,053206
2022#862280
2021#957234
2020#992215
2019#945227
2018#936224
2017#890242
2016#874251
2015#831270
2014#923231
2013#858249
2012#863244
2011#853250
2010#761295
2009#681356
2008#716324
2007#903221
2006#776267
2005#797242
2004#16,0995#690288
2003#721255
2002#673275
2001#782216
2000#853187
1999#771206
1998#651268
1997#642259
1996#642261
1995#13,3865#600293
1994#527372
1993#537363
1992#545350
1991#503390
1990#12,9585#461457
1989#402535
1988#9,2447#364552
1987#7,9878#345576
1986#10,9125#338566
1985#7,5638#331593
1984#7,3988#305640
1983#8,0477#302652
1982#10,5175#289709
1981#6,32310#271790
1980#6,7899#247906
1979#7,3138#228998
1978#6,9488#2111,021
1977#5,88810#2071,076
1976#5,21511#1951,151
1975#7,9846#1881,204
1974#4,04115#1811,249
1973#5,19110#2021,072
1972#5,4809#1901,234
1971#5,13610#2251,053
1970#7,0706#278756
1969#6,6176#345524
1968#326548
1967#329516
1966#361433
1965#1,25437
1964#2,66510
1963#3,6466
1962#2,67310
1961#3,6526
1960#2,53511
1959#3,2907
1958#3,2757
1957
1956
1955#2,55810
1954
1953#3,4256
1952#2,51410
1951#3,0667
1950#3,6815
1949#3,0197
1948#2,44310
1947
1946#3,5255
1945#3,3385
1944#2,6338
1943#2,9647
1942#2,5239
1941#3,5055
1940#2,8717
1939
1938
1937#3,5185
1936#2,8547
1935#3,6455
1934#3,6795
1933#3,6425
1932#3,7765
1931
1930#3,0228
1929#3,9595
1928
1927#3,4517
1926#3,3857
1925#3,7416
1924#3,5057
1923#3,8226
1922#2,34713
1921#2,37613
1920#1,82019
1919
1918#3,0968
1917#2,09114
1916#2,9268
1915#3,3926
1914
1913#1,9459
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Heath! It came in at #1,945, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Heath is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 543 boysMEVermont: #82 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 450 boysVTNew Hampshire: #126 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 962 boysNHWashington: #141 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 966 boysWAIdaho: #94 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 424 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #157 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,422 boysMNIllinois: #295 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,450 boysILWisconsin: #146 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,229 boysWIMichigan: #235 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,351 boysMINew York: #262 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,118 boysNYMassachusetts: #177 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,687 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedRIOregon: #261 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,313 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedNVWyoming: #117 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 531 boysWYSouth Dakota: #109 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 540 boysSDIowa: #77 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 376 boysIAIndiana: #132 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 954 boysINOhio: #158 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,248 boysOHPennsylvania: #171 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,460 boysPANew Jersey: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,061 boysNJConnecticut: #288 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,171 boysCTCalifornia: #329 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,645 boysCAUtah: #116 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 683 boysUTColorado: #101 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 537 boysCONebraska: #81 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 431 boysNEMissouri: #153 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,100 boysMOKentucky: #184 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,401 boysKYWest Virginia: #181 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,468 boysWVVirginia: #287 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,543 boysVAMaryland: #234 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,021 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedDEArizona: #145 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 744 boysAZNew Mexico: #275 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,565 boysNMKansas: #88 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 433 boysKSArkansas: #127 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 618 boysARTennessee: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,654 boysTNNorth Carolina: #204 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,450 boysNCSouth Carolina: #257 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,811 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #120 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 659 boysOKLouisiana: #159 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 724 boysLAMississippi: #266 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,641 boysMSAlabama: #115 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 584 boysALGeorgia: #185 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,079 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Heath, so not publishedHITexas: #200 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 1,034 boysTXFlorida: #213 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,311 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#77 · 1 in 376
  2. Nebraska#81 · 1 in 431
  3. Vermont#82 · 1 in 450
  4. Kansas#88 · 1 in 433
  5. Idaho#94 · 1 in 424

Best ever in a state: #55 in South Dakota, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#77521 in 376
Nebraska#81251 in 431
Vermont#8261 in 450
Kansas#88351 in 433
Idaho#94171 in 424
Colorado#101351 in 537
Maine#103121 in 543
South Dakota#10991 in 540
Alabama#115431 in 584
Utah#116241 in 683
Wyoming#11751 in 531
Oklahoma#120291 in 659
New Hampshire#12651 in 962
Arkansas#127241 in 618
Indiana#132401 in 954
Washington#141251 in 966
Arizona#145241 in 744
Wisconsin#146251 in 1,229
Missouri#153301 in 1,100
Minnesota#157191 in 1,422
Ohio#158601 in 1,248
Louisiana#159421 in 724
Pennsylvania#171491 in 1,460
Massachusetts#177191 in 1,687
West Virginia#18191 in 1,468
Kentucky#184191 in 1,401
Georgia#185331 in 1,079
Texas#2001041 in 1,034
North Carolina#204251 in 1,450
Florida#213361 in 1,311
Tennessee#218181 in 1,654
Maryland#234101 in 2,021
Michigan#235261 in 2,351
South Carolina#257111 in 1,811
Oregon#26171 in 2,313
New York#262531 in 2,118
Mississippi#266111 in 1,641
New Mexico#27561 in 1,565
Virginia#287121 in 2,543
Connecticut#28851 in 3,171
Illinois#295321 in 2,450
California#329601 in 2,645
New Jersey#42681 in 5,061
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Rhode Island

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Heath
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 77 spots since 2024 (#852#929)
  • 63 spots since 2020 (#992#929)
  • 98 spots since 2015 (#831#929)
  • Biggest jump: 893 spots in 1966 (#1,254#361)
  • Biggest drop: 191 spots in 2023 (#862#1,053)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1974 at #181 (1,249 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 59 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1966–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,259
  • Highest: 1 in 1,259 boys born in 1974 were named Heath (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,751 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 36.6% of all boys named Heath (10,814) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s45#1,945 (1913)#2,690
1920s83#1,820 (1920)#3,156
1930s40#2,854 (1936)#3,448
1940s63#2,443 (1948)#2,980
1950s52#2,514 (1952)#3,116
1960s2,101#326 (1968)#1,779
1970s10,814#181 (1974)#211
1980s6,519#247 (1980)#319
1990s3,219#461 (1990)#588
2000s2,631#673 (2002)#759
2010s2,483#761 (2010)#873
2020s1,473#852 (2024)#941

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Heath in 1976

girls
#5,215
11 births · 1 in 133,191 girls
boys
#195
1,151 births · 1 in 1,363 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #5,215Heath11

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #195Heath1,151
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 133,191 of them was named Heath, which outranked 52.2% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heath
  1. #4,905Zita12
  2. #4,905Zoey12
  3. #4,905Zonia12
  4. #5,215Heath11
  5. #5,215Abril11
  6. #5,215Adel11
  7. #5,215Adonna11
  8. #5,601Abbe10
  9. #5,601Adrena10
  10. #5,601Agustina10

Tied with 385 names at #5,215; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,363 of them was named Heath, which outranked 97.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heath
  1. #192Mathew1,162
  2. #193Ralph1,161
  3. #194Joey1,160
  4. #195Heath1,151
  5. #195Stanley1,151
  6. #197Angel1,139
  7. #198Omar1,137
  8. #199Raul1,111

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976