HEHV-er
Heather
About Heather
The name Heather peaked for girls at #3 in 1975. The name is most popular in Alaska, Idaho, and Oklahoma. Heather is occasionally used for boys in 2007.
Pronounced HEHV-er. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Heather ranked #1264 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3 in 1975, Nameberry popularity #867.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #837 | 331 | 185.3 |
| 2015 | #965 | 281 | 157.4 |
| 2016 | #977 | 274 | 154.6 |
| 2017 | #1,126 | 223 | 129.2 |
| 2018 | #1,152 | 211 | 124 |
| 2019 | #1,387 | 162 | 96.5 |
| 2020 | #1,443 | 151 | 93.4 |
| 2021 | #1,307 | 173 | 105.4 |
| 2022 | #1,309 | 180 | 109.7 |
| 2023 | #1,326 | 171 | 106.6 |
| 2024 | #1,352 | 168 | 103.7 |
| 2025 | #1,264 | 177 | 110.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Heathers
- Heather Deen Locklear
American actress
- Heather Headley
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- Heather Joan Graham
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- Heather Elizabeth Morris
American actress and dancer
- Heather Paige DuBrow
American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Orange County")
- Heather Thomson
American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of NYC")
- Heather Christina Marie Matarazzo
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- Heather Nova (born Heather Allison Frith)
Bermudian singer,songwriter
- Heather Marie Tom
American actress
- Heather Bratton
American model
- Heather Stohler
American model
- Heather Michele O'Rourke
former American child actress
- Heather McHugh
American poet
- Heather McComb
American actress
- Heather Hemmens
American actress
- Heather Anne Mills
English model; ex,wife of musician Paul McCartney
- Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp
American actress
- Heather B. Gardner
American rapper
- Heather Grace Angel
Anglo,American actress
- Heather Small
British R&B singer
- Heather Leigh Whitestone
Miss America 1995
- Heather Ann O'Reilly Werry
American soccer player
- Heather Blaine Mitts
American soccer player
- Heather Williams
pen name of Venezuelan,American novelist Tui T. Sutherland
- Heather Kuzmich
American model ("America's Next Top Model" Cycle 9)
- Heather Louise McCartney (b. 1962)
daughter of Linda & Paul McCartney
- Heather Garcia (b. 1963)
daughter of Grateful Dead rocker Jerry Garcia
- Heather Henson (b. 1970)
daughter of Muppeteer Jim Henson
- Heather Sloane Chua (b. 2016)
daughter of actress Nadine Samonte and Richard Chua
- Heather Kozar
American Model Playboy Magazine Playmate of the year for 1999
Heather in pop culture
- Heather McNamara
Heather Duke, and Heather Chandler, characters in 1988 movie "Heathers"
- Heather Biblow
character on TV's "The Nanny"
- Heather Mason
main character in video game "Silent Hill 3"
- Heather
character on TV's "Total Drama Island" & "Total Drama Action"
- Heather Vasquez
character in video game "Sims 3 Moonlight Bay"
- Heather Fox
character in Jessica Burkhart's Canterwood Crest series
- Heather Davis
character on TV's "Crazy Ex,Girlfriend"
- Lady Heather Kessler
recurring character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
- Heather Campbell
character in the Highlander film series
- Heather Dante
character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- Heather Hart
character in "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said" by Philip K. Dick
- Heather Farrell
character on the original "Degrassi" TV series
- Heather Sinclair
unseen character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Heather Stevens Williams
character on American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Heather the Violet Fairy
character in the Rainbow Magic book series
- Heather Bock
character in the "Girls Only" series
- Heather Chandler
character on TV's "Beauty and the Beast'
- "Heather Has Two Mommies
" children's book by Lesléa Newman
- Heather
character from DreamWorks Dragons
- Heather Hills
character from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- 'Heather' A character from a song by Conan Gray
who is portrayed as beautiful and kind. Heather is the girl that your crush has a crush on, everyone wants to be Heather.