NameTides

Heath

Heath was the #929 boys' name in the US in 2025 (253 babies), and #615 in England & Wales and #651 in Canada.

Heath as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Heath as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Heath as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#929 (253)#615 (61)———#651 (43)—
2024#852 (285)#702 (51)———#822 (31)—
2023#1,053 (206)#691 (50)#728 (3)——#644 (41)—
2022#862 (280)#626 (57)#590 (4)——#787 (32)—
2021#957 (234)#503 (78)—#433 (3)—#695 (39)—
2020#992 (215)#601 (59)———#847 (28)—
2019#945 (227)#526 (72)#609 (4)—#506 (6)#819 (29)—
2018#936 (224)#520 (75)———#582 (46)—
2017#890 (242)#465 (88)—#318 (5)—#890 (26)—
2016#874 (251)#408 (104)#486 (6)——#635 (42)—
2015#831 (270)#387 (112)—#342 (4)—#706 (36)—
2014#923 (231)#423 (96)#439 (7)——#724 (34)—
2013#858 (249)#388 (105)#466 (6)#271 (6)#534 (5)#836 (28)—
2012#863 (244)#349 (125)#500 (5)#403 (3)—#733 (32)—
2011#853 (250)#458 (82)———#773 (29)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1974 at #181.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Heath is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,900 to 1 in 8,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Heath by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #684WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #577PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #957CAUtah: #515UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #489MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #634AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #551TNNorth Carolina: #825NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #853GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #958FL
Heath (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Heath (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HeathCanadaBoys#65143
HeathEngland & WalesBoys#61561
HeathIrelandBoys—too few
HeathNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HeathNSWBoys—too few
HeathScotlandBoys—too few
HeathUSGirls—too few
HeathUSBoys#929253