Heath
Heath is ranked 848th among boys in 2024 (284 births). Its best rank was 181st, in 1974.
- Rank in 2024
- #848outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2840.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 19741,249 births
- Best rank
- #181in 1974
- Since 1913
- 29,268people given the name
The story in the numbers
29,268 boys have been named Heath in the United States since 1913, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1974, with 1,249 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 924 → 848).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1981, and the 1970s alone account for 37%. It has spent 58 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Heath | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | |
| 1920s | 83 | |
| 1930s | 40 | |
| 1940s | 63 | |
| 1950s | 52 | |
| 1960s | 2,101 | |
| 1970s | 10,814 | |
| 1980s | 6,519 | |
| 1990s | 3,219 | |
| 2000s | 2,631 | |
| 2010s | 2,483 | |
| 2020s | 1,218 |
In 1974, its biggest year
Heath was the 181st most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1974 were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David and James. See all of 1974.
Names that rose and fell with Heath
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Chadwickpeak 1975
- Jasenpeak 1979
- Torrancepeak 1973
- Chadpeak 1972
- Jasonpeak 1977
- Shawnpeak 1971
- Darrickpeak 1971
- Detrickpeak 1976
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.