Heath
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Heath
Rugged and outdoorsy, Heath was an obscure choice until the 1960s when it was used in the television series, The Big Valley for character Heath Barkley. It peaked in the 70s when it reached the US Top 200, but it has since fallen to the latter end of the Top 1000.
Australian actor Heath Ledger was a notable bearer of the name, whose tragic death in 2008 led to a brief spike in popularity in the US.
Heath is the name of a popular toffee candy bar by Hershey's.
Heath is also given to girls.
Pronounced HEETH.
As of October 2026, Heath ranked #932 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #181 in 1974, Nameberry popularity #158.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #924 | 231 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #833 | 270 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #874 | 251 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #889 | 242 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #937 | 224 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #946 | 227 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #991 | 215 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #964 | 233 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #862 | 280 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,053 | 206 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #848 | 284 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #932 | 253 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Heath for boys
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Heath on lists
Famous Heaths
- Heath Andrew LedgerBoy
Australian actor
- Heath FarwellBoy
American football player
- Heath MillerBoy
American football player
- Heath PearceBoy
American soccer player
- Heath RobinsonBoy
English cartoonist
- Heath SlaterBoy
American professional wrestler
- Heath HussarBoy
American YouTuber
- Heath Paul Waters (b. 2006)Boy
son of tennis player Lindsay Lee,Waters
Heath in pop culture
- HeathBoy
character on "Party of Five"
- Heath LuckBoy
character in House of Night by P. C. and Kristin Cast
- Heath BarkleyBoy
character in the series "The Big Valley"
- HeathBoy
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Heath BraxtonBoy
on Australian TV show Home and Away
- Heath BurnsBoy
son of the fire elementals in "Monster High" show and series
- HeathBoy
the candy bar
- Heath WeaverBoy
character in the novel series "Jessica Darling" and its spinoff series, "Jessica Darling's It List"