Is Heather a boy or girl name?
Heather is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 168 girls and 0 boys were named Heather, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 527,210 US babies named Heather were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,352
- Babies named Heather since 1914
- 527,210
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 24,367 babies
Boys and girls named Heather, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 434 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,841 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,551 | 100% |
| 1960s | 74 | 32,703 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 632 | 203,906 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 635 | 191,854 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 131 | 71,625 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 5 | 13,996 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,940 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 843 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,352 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,326 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,309 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,307 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,443 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,387 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,152 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,126 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 274 | #977 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 281 | #965 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 331 | #837 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 316 | #835 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 330 | #812 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 391 | #711 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 421 | #682 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 555 | #548 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 654 | #484 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,044 | 799 | #408 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 974 | #339 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,067 | #300 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #244 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,617 | #206 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,068 | #159 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,274 | #146 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,684 | #125 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,124 | 2,887 | #112 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,887 | 3,397 | #99 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,812 | 3,767 | #90 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,175 | 4,759 | #71 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,128 | 6,032 | #54 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,253 | 7,033 | #44 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,720 | 8,103 | #38 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,816 | 9,724 | #31 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,705 | 11,703 | #23 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,729 | 14,220 | #19 |
| 1989 | 59 | #1,427 | 16,248 | #15 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,362 | 18,033 | #14 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,241 | 18,982 | #9 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,178 | 19,789 | #9 |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,113 | 21,152 | #8 |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,004 | 21,489 | #9 |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,063 | 20,747 | #9 |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,403 | 17,495 | #12 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,347 | 17,946 | #10 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,032 | 19,973 | #6 |
| 1979 | 74 | #1,031 | 20,834 | #7 |
| 1978 | 71 | #1,035 | 22,270 | #5 |
| 1977 | 75 | #995 | 23,773 | #5 |
| 1976 | 82 | #924 | 24,192 | #4 |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,024 | 24,302 | #3 |
| 1974 | 77 | #930 | 23,180 | #4 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,210 | 19,346 | #8 |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,065 | 16,320 | #9 |
| 1971 | 40 | #1,339 | 15,019 | #12 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,270 | 14,670 | #19 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,581 | 10,068 | #34 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,814 | 5,501 | #62 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,670 | 3,904 | #87 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,090 | 2,897 | #125 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,376 | 2,499 | #149 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,281 | 2,385 | #160 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 2,090 | #183 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,440 | 1,283 | #247 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,105 | #276 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 971 | #298 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 911 | #302 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 732 | #344 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 663 | #354 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 662 | #342 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 616 | #347 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 541 | #375 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 427 | #419 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 381 | #440 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 308 | #473 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 310 | #461 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 249 | #519 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 215 | #568 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 272 | #499 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 237 | #512 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 175 | #554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 131 | #645 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 166 | #585 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 159 | #587 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 131 | #617 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 106 | #673 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 94 | #701 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 76 | #808 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 52 | #969 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 52 | #959 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 63 | #870 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,109 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,322 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,721 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,477 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,244 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,768 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,337 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,302 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,908 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,743 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Heather reached #924 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #3 in 1975. 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 Heather
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.