Heathcliff
2025 SSA
About Heathcliff
Heathcliff is the name of the original passionate macho hero of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and also of the cartoon cat. It was chosen by fashionista Lucy Sykes for her son, and inspired the late Heath Ledger's name. But otherwise it's barely used, and perhaps a bit much of a namesake. For a modern boy we'd recommend Heath....or Cliff.
Pronounced HETH-klif.
As of October 2026, Heathcliff ranked #12708 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #11103 in 2020.
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Famous Heathcliffs
- Heathcliff "Heath" Andrew Ledger
Australian actor
- Heath "Heathcliff" Slocumb
American baseball pitcher
- Heathcliff Rellie (b. 2004)
son of stylist and author Lucy Sykes and Euan Rellie
Heathcliff in pop culture
- Heathcliff
Main Character in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"
- "Heathcliff
" comic strip about the title cat
- Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
main character on TV's "The Cosby Show"
- Heathcliff
Fred's butler in Disney's "Big Hero 6"
- Heathcliffe Hope
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
- Heathcliff
character from anime/ light novel "Sword Art Online"
- Heathcliff
character in British children’s dance drama tv show