Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Heather

Gender

Male

Origin

English
A Flowering Plant
A flowering evergreen plant that thrives on peaty, barren lands such as those found in Scotland

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Flower
  • Green
  • Nature

Famous People

Actress Heather Locklear, Actress Heather Graham, Actress Heather Matarazzo, Actress Heather Morris

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jerry Garcia, Daughter of Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman, Daughter of Jim Henson

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #898, 85 births); most recent 2007 (rank #12355, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #3, 24,303 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1261, 177 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–177
2024–168
2023–171
2022–180
2021–173
2020–151
2019–162
2018–211
2017–223
2016–274

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #78, 713 births); most recent 2025 (rank #792, 46 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202546
202445
202335
202246
202136
202037
201931
201838
201743
201651

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #840, 46 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202311
202213
202115
202012
201919
201821
201718
201616
201526
201422

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #91, 63 births); most recent 2025 (rank #329, 12 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202512
20243
20239
202213
202112
20209
201911
201819
201713
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #33, 262 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 16 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202516
20249
20238
202220
202113
202015
201912
201812
201716
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #172, 11 births); most recent 2007 (rank #351, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #8, 194 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
2022–
2021–
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
20167
20157
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence