Heather has been given to about 527,387 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1975, when 24,366 babies were given the name, ranking 3rd. The typical living American called Heather is about 45 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.