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The name Heather peaked for boys at #924 in 1976. Heather is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

The name Heather is a girl's name of English origin meaning "small shrub".

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This flower name was one of the most popular in her class in the seventies and eighties, a fact reflected in the 1989 movie <em>Heathers</em>, in which every snobby girl in the high school clique bears the name. Now, though still pretty and evocative of the Scottish moors, it has faded in favor of other purplish blooms. It fell out of the Top 1000 in 2016 after having been as high as Number 3 in 1975, when it was given to close to 25,000 girls. Across the pond in the UK however, it remains near the latter end of the Top 1000.

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The name Heather is currently ranked #982 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #3 in 1975. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in HEATHER, HEATHER, and HEATHER. Heather is occasionally used for boys in 2007.

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