NameTides

Heather

Heather was the #1,261 girls' name in the US in 2025 (177 babies), and #792 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Heather as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Heather as a girl’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.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Heather as a girl’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.051015201880192019602000
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#1,261 (177)#792 (46)#226 (16)—#325 (12)#1,141 (23)—
2024#1,341 (170)#826 (45)#351 (9)—#898 (3)#1,710 (13)—
2023#1,324 (171)#981 (35)#395 (8)—#404 (9)#1,108 (22)—
2022#1,304 (181)#785 (46)#208 (20)—#317 (13)#1,209 (20)—
2021#1,304 (173)#957 (36)#286 (13)—#336 (12)#1,082 (24)—
2020#1,442 (151)#941 (37)#241 (15)—#410 (9)#1,193 (20)—
2019#1,383 (162)#1,095 (31)#304 (12)—#362 (11)#922 (29)—
2018#1,150 (211)#952 (38)#301 (12)—#244 (19)#907 (30)—
2017#1,124 (223)#889 (43)#253 (16)—#324 (13)#1,230 (20)—
2016#975 (275)#768 (51)#210 (21)—#302 (15)#782 (36)—
2015#964 (281)#708 (56)#213 (20)—#276 (18)#778 (36)—
2014#836 (331)#699 (56)#205 (23)—#373 (12)#1,077 (24)—
2013#835 (316)#982 (37)#169 (27)—#424 (10)#777 (36)—
2012#811 (330)#812 (47)#129 (35)—#280 (18)#660 (44)—
2011#710 (391)#702 (55)#149 (31)—#266 (19)#776 (35)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1975 at #3.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,100 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Heather is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,700 to 1 in 9,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Heather by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #915WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,418NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,111CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #843VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #514MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Heather (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HeatherCanadaGirls#1,14123
HeatherEngland & WalesGirls#79246
HeatherIrelandGirls#32512
HeatherNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HeatherNSWGirls—too few
HeatherScotlandGirls#22616
HeatherUSGirls#1,261177
HeatherUSBoys—too few