Heath

Boy name

Heath has been given to 29,704 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 1974 and currently ranks #932 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /hiːθ/

English surname, from the noun heath.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

29,704

Peak year

1974 (1,264 babies)

Rank in 2025

#932 for boys

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

▼ -6%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Heath.

29,621 babies since 1880

30,034 babies since 1880

31,292 babies since 1914

27,150 babies since 1880

32,785 babies since 1880

25,351 babies since 1965

24,189 babies since 1888

37,049 babies since 1880

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