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Heath

Boy

Meaning of Heath: English: 'dweller by the heath'

Heath is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 934th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 702nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#934

253 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#702

51 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

29,704

First recorded 1913 · peak 1974

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 800 babies1982: 714 babies1983: 659 babies1984: 648 babies1985: 601 babies1986: 571 babies1987: 584 babies1988: 559 babies1989: 535 babies1990: 462 babies19901991: 390 babies1992: 350 babies1993: 363 babies1994: 372 babies1995: 298 babies1996: 261 babies1997: 259 babies1998: 268 babies1999: 206 babies2000: 187 babies20002001: 216 babies2002: 275 babies2003: 255 babies2004: 293 babies2005: 242 babies2006: 267 babies2007: 221 babies2008: 324 babies2009: 356 babies2010: 295 babies20102011: 250 babies2012: 244 babies2013: 249 babies2014: 231 babies2015: 270 babies2016: 251 babies2017: 242 babies2018: 224 babies2019: 227 babies2020: 215 babies20202021: 234 babies2022: 280 babies2023: 206 babies2024: 285 babies2025: 253 babies
US babies named Heath per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 800.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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