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Heather

Heather holds the #1261 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 177 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1442 in 2020 to #1261 today. Its strongest year on record was 1975 (#3 nationally, 24,301 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1914. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#514 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1261
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#3
in 1975 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
177
girls named Heather

Heather popularity, 1880–2025

0.45%0.90%1.4%1.8%18801900192019401960198020002020#3 in 1975
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1975

Where Heather is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025MI—New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025IL—Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025CT—California: #1111 (23 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1111Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025LA—Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Heather in 2025HI—Texas: #1460 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1460Florida: #1325 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1325
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#514), Oklahoma (#619), Utah (#704)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Heather in the most recent year of SSA data.

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