Boys' name · peaked in 1974
Heath name popularity since 1925
29,601 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Heath (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1981 or earlier, so the typical Heath is about 45 years old in 2026. Heath peaked in 1974 as the #181 name for boys, and it ranked #932 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 29,601
- Named Heath, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #932
- for boys in 2025 (253 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 181 girls · 29,420 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 2.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Heath made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Heath births per year, 1925–2025
1974 was the biggest year for Heath both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Heath became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 3,410 baby boys to 1 in 1,260.
- Steepest fall: Between 1994 and 1999, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 5,190 to 1 in 9,320.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Heath's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Heath.
Decade by decade
Babies named Heath in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 25 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 40 | #3,885 |
| 1940s | 0 | 63 | #3,510 |
| 1950s | 0 | 52 | #2,657 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2,101 | #1,260 |
| 1970s | 93 | 10,814 | #188 |
| 1980s | 67 | 6,519 | #332 |
| 1990s | 10 | 3,219 | #600 |
| 2000s | 5 | 2,631 | #797 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,483 | #834 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,473 | #932 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.9% of babies named Heath from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Heath is most popular
The index compares Heath's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Heath.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2.81× | 779 |
| Kansas | 2.51× | 690 |
| Oklahoma | 2.49× | 876 |
| Nebraska | 2.21× | 418 |
| Iowa | 2.14× | 735 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Heath's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Heath.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Heath (1974).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data