Heath
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dweller on the heath or moorland.
Babies a year
61
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#932
down from #848
UK popularity
#615
61 babies · up from #702
How Heath has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #833 |
| 2016 | #875 |
| 2017 | #889 |
| 2018 | #937 |
| 2019 | #947 |
| 2020 | #987 |
| 2021 | #962 |
| 2022 | #861 |
| 2024 | #848 |
| 2025 | #932 |
In 2025, 61 babies in England and Wales were named Heath. In the US, 241 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,249 in 1974.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Heath was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex.
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