Heather
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning heather plant, flowering shrub.
How Heather has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #964 |
| 2016 | #977 |
Heather by the numbers
In 2025, 46 babies in England and Wales were named Heather. In the US, 219 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 24,300 babies in 1975, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Heather. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hesterstar; form of Esther15 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Heather, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Heather
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