—2024 rank
1975peak year
525,459babies named Heather since 1880
▲ +4%5-year trend
Heather popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Heather mean?
From the English word for the low flowering shrub that carpets moorlands, from Middle English hather. A signature nature name of the late 1960s and 1970s.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylenature, vintage
Names like Heather
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Famous Heathers
- Heather Locklear, actress
Spellings & variants
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