Trend of the Popularity of Heather as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

See similar for each US state.

Search for another Female Name:

In 2024, there were 168 female babies that were named Heather in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Heather peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1984 with a count of 21,489 babies, which was 1.28% of the total female babies born in the US in 1984.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Heather, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Heather.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Heather in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Heather in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Heather from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Heather as a Female Baby Name in the us

Items per page:

0 of 0

Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	19973	1.20
1981	17946	1.08
1982	17495	1.03
1983	20747	1.24
1984	21489	1.28
1985	21152	1.23
1986	19789	1.15
1987	18982	1.09
1988	18033	1.01
1989	16248	0.88
1990	14220	0.75
1991	11703	0.62
1992	9724	0.53
1993	8103	0.45
1994	7033	0.39
1995	6032	0.34
1996	4759	0.27
1997	3767	0.22
1998	3397	0.19
1999	2887	0.16
2000	2684	0.15
2001	2274	0.13
2002	2068	0.12
2003	1617	0.09
2004	1304	0.07
2005	1067	0.06
2006	974	0.05
2007	799	0.04
2008	654	0.04
2009	555	0.03
2010	421	0.02
2011	391	0.02
2012	330	0.02
2013	316	0.02
2014	331	0.02
2015	281	0.02
2016	274	0.02
2017	223	0.01
2018	211	0.01
2019	162	0.01
2020	151	0.01
2021	173	0.01
2022	180	0.01
2023	171	0.01
2024	168	0.01