Is Heath a boy or girl name?
Heath is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 284 boys were named Heath, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 29,449 US babies named Heath were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #848
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Heath since 1913
- 29,449
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 1,264 babies
Boys and girls named Heath, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,101 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 10,814 | 93 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 6,519 | 67 | 1% |
| 1990s | 3,219 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 2,631 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 2,483 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,218 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 284 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 280 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 233 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 215 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 227 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 224 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 242 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 251 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 270 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 231 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 249 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 244 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 250 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 295 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 356 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 324 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 221 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 267 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 242 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 288 | #690 | 5 | #17,069 |
| 2003 | 255 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 275 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 216 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 187 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 206 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 268 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 259 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 261 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 293 | #600 | 5 | #14,233 |
| 1994 | 372 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 363 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 350 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 390 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 457 | #461 | 5 | #13,762 |
| 1989 | 535 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 552 | #365 | 7 | #9,608 |
| 1987 | 576 | #345 | 8 | #8,259 |
| 1986 | 566 | #338 | 5 | #11,562 |
| 1985 | 593 | #332 | 8 | #7,816 |
| 1984 | 640 | #305 | 8 | #7,632 |
| 1983 | 652 | #302 | 7 | #8,339 |
| 1982 | 709 | #289 | 5 | #11,084 |
| 1981 | 790 | #271 | 10 | #6,492 |
| 1980 | 906 | #247 | 9 | #6,979 |
| 1979 | 998 | #228 | 8 | #7,548 |
| 1978 | 1,022 | #211 | 8 | #7,181 |
| 1977 | 1,075 | #207 | 10 | #6,033 |
| 1976 | 1,151 | #196 | 11 | #5,342 |
| 1975 | 1,204 | #188 | 6 | #8,348 |
| 1974 | 1,249 | #181 | 15 | #4,098 |
| 1973 | 1,072 | #202 | 10 | #5,311 |
| 1972 | 1,234 | #190 | 9 | #5,637 |
| 1971 | 1,053 | #225 | 10 | #5,251 |
| 1970 | 756 | #278 | 6 | #7,382 |
| 1969 | 524 | #345 | 6 | #6,933 |
| 1968 | 548 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 516 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 433 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,802 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,905 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,133 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,733 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,756 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,884 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,907 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,000 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,237 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,611 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,531 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,001 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,230 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,035 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Heath reached #181 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #4,098 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Heath
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.