Heather

Heather

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Heather is an English primarily feminine given name. The botanical name refers to a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas.

From Wikipedia

Heather first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 233 babies (rank #56 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Heather

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Heather yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,504

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

233

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	199	#45
1953	199	#49
1954	206	#44
1955	211	#45
1956	181	#49
1957	169	#53
1958	156	#57
1959	184	#52
1960	233	#56
1961	217	#63
1962	210	#63
1963	209	#61
1964	174	#66
1965	166	#70
1966	130	#77
1967	147	#78
1968	90	#97
1969	131	#90
1970	43	#111
1983	82	#94
1984	86	#93
1986	77	#98
2014	1	#1,626
2016	2	#653
2017	1	#1,607

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

199

#45

1953

199

#49

1954

206

#44

1955

211

#45

1956

181

#49

1957

169

#53

1958

156

#57

1959

184

#52

1960

233

#56

1961

217

#63

1962

210

#63

1963

209

#61

1964

174

#66

1965

166

#70

1966

130

#77

1967

147

#78

1968

#97

1969

131

#90

1970

#111

1983

#94

1984

#93

1986

#98

2014

#1,626

2016

#653

2017

#1,607

Meaning

Numerology of Heather

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Heather

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