Heather Name Popularity
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How popular is Heather?
The uncommon name Heather was the 1,149th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.Heather, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
Its highest popularity ranking of #3 was reached in 1975 with 24,299 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Heather was less than 5, most recently in 1928.
Heather, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1930-1942, 1943-1947, 1949-1955, and 1956-1975, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1977-1982, 1985-2012, and 2014-2017.
Sometimes the name Heather has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Heather popularity headed?
Heather's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
For a number of years, the name Heather has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Heather for their newborn has dropped.
The name Heather is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Heather is very rarely used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Heather (Girl) | Heather (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 210 | 1,149 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 221 | 1,126 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 273 | 979 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 281 | 964 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 329 | 838 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 315 | 836 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 328 | 816 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 391 | 710 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 421 | 682 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 553 | 550 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 651 | 485 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 796 | 408 | 5 | 13,040 |
| 2006 | | 974 | 339 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 1,067 | 300 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 1,303 | 244 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 1,617 | 206 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 2,066 | 159 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 2,274 | 146 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 2,684 | 125 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 2,887 | 112 | 6 | 9,122 |
| 1998 | | 3,397 | 99 | 7 | 7,885 |
| 1997 | | 3,768 | 90 | 5 | 9,811 |
| 1996 | | 4,758 | 71 | 9 | 6,174 |
| 1995 | | 6,032 | 54 | 15 | 4,130 |
| 1994 | | 7,034 | 44 | 7 | 7,251 |
| 1993 | | 8,103 | 38 | 17 | 3,717 |
| 1992 | | 9,724 | 31 | 16 | 3,816 |
| 1991 | | 11,700 | 23 | 25 | 2,703 |
| 1990 | | 14,221 | 19 | 24 | 2,728 |
| 1989 | | 16,245 | 15 | 59 | 1,427 |
| 1988 | | 18,037 | 14 | 58 | 1,362 |
| 1987 | | 18,979 | 9 | 62 | 1,240 |
| 1986 | | 19,792 | 9 | 66 | 1,167 |
| 1985 | | 21,153 | 8 | 70 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | | 21,492 | 9 | 79 | 1,003 |
| 1983 | | 20,746 | 9 | 70 | 1,063 |
| 1982 | | 17,494 | 12 | 46 | 1,402 |
| 1981 | | 17,947 | 10 | 49 | 1,349 |
| 1980 | | 19,975 | 6 | 77 | 1,032 |
| 1979 | | 20,839 | 7 | 74 | 1,031 |
| 1978 | | 22,271 | 5 | 71 | 1,035 |
| 1977 | | 23,777 | 5 | 75 | 995 |
| 1976 | | 24,198 | 4 | 85 | 902 |
| 1975 | | 24,299 | 3 | 66 | 1,014 |
| 1974 | | 23,181 | 4 | 77 | 930 |
| 1973 | | 19,349 | 8 | 47 | 1,209 |
| 1972 | | 16,321 | 9 | 58 | 1,067 |
| 1971 | | 15,020 | 12 | 40 | 1,338 |
| 1970 | | 14,668 | 19 | 43 | 1,270 |
| 1969 | | 10,069 | 34 | 27 | 1,581 |
| 1968 | | 5,501 | 62 | 10 | 2,812 |
| 1967 | | 3,905 | 87 | 10 | 2,669 |
| 1966 | | 2,897 | 125 | 8 | 3,083 |
| 1965 | | 2,498 | 150 | 7 | 3,374 |
| 1964 | | 2,385 | 160 | 5 | 4,274 |
| 1963 | | 2,089 | 183 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 1,283 | 247 | 7 | 3,435 |
| 1961 | | 1,104 | 275 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 972 | 298 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 911 | 302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 731 | 344 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 665 | 354 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 661 | 342 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 614 | 348 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 541 | 375 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 427 | 419 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 381 | 440 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 308 | 473 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 310 | 461 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 249 | 519 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 215 | 568 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 272 | 499 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 237 | 512 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 175 | 554 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 131 | 645 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 166 | 585 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 159 | 586 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 131 | 617 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 106 | 673 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 94 | 701 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 76 | 808 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 52 | 970 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 52 | 957 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 63 | 870 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 41 | 1,109 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 30 | 1,322 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 11 | 2,722 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 7 | 3,649 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 9 | 3,175 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 9 | 3,245 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 8 | 3,770 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 5 | 5,337 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 5 | 5,302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 5 | 4,909 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 8 | 2,743 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |