Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishHeather 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
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 8 | #2,743 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,908 |
| 1920 | 5 | #5,302 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,337 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,768 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,244 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,477 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,721 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,322 |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,109 |
| 1935 | 63 | #870 |
| 1936 | 52 | #959 |
| 1937 | 52 | #969 |
| 1938 | 76 | #808 |
| 1939 | 94 | #701 |
| 1940 | 106 | #673 |
| 1941 | 131 | #617 |
| 1942 | 159 | #587 |
| 1943 | 166 | #585 |
| 1944 | 131 | #645 |
| 1945 | 175 | #554 |
| 1946 | 237 | #512 |
| 1947 | 272 | #499 |
| 1948 | 215 | #568 |
| 1949 | 249 | #519 |
| 1950 | 310 | #461 |
| 1951 | 308 | #473 |
| 1952 | 381 | #440 |
| 1953 | 427 | #419 |
| 1954 | 541 | #375 |
| 1955 | 616 | #347 |
| 1956 | 662 | #342 |
| 1957 | 663 | #354 |
| 1958 | 732 | #344 |
| 1959 | 911 | #302 |
| 1960 | 971 | #298 |
| 1961 | 1,105 | #276 |
| 1962 | 1,283 | #247 |
| 1963 | 2,090 | #183 |
| 1964 | 2,385 | #160 |
| 1965 | 2,499 | #149 |
| 1966 | 2,897 | #125 |
| 1967 | 3,904 | #87 |
| 1968 | 5,501 | #62 |
| 1969 | 10,068 | #34 |
| 1970 | 14,670 | #19 |
| 1971 | 15,019 | #12 |
| 1972 | 16,320 | #9 |
| 1973 | 19,346 | #8 |
| 1974 | 23,180 | #4 |
| 1975 | 24,302 | #3 |
| 1976 | 24,192 | #4 |
| 1977 | 23,773 | #5 |
| 1978 | 22,270 | #5 |
| 1979 | 20,834 | #7 |
| 1980 | 19,973 | #6 |
| 1981 | 17,946 | #10 |
| 1982 | 17,495 | #12 |
| 1983 | 20,747 | #9 |
| 1984 | 21,489 | #9 |
| 1985 | 21,152 | #8 |
| 1986 | 19,789 | #9 |
| 1987 | 18,982 | #9 |
| 1988 | 18,033 | #14 |
| 1989 | 16,248 | #15 |
| 1990 | 14,220 | #19 |
| 1991 | 11,703 | #23 |
| 1992 | 9,724 | #31 |
| 1993 | 8,103 | #38 |
| 1994 | 7,033 | #44 |
| 1995 | 6,032 | #54 |
| 1996 | 4,759 | #71 |
| 1997 | 3,767 | #90 |
| 1998 | 3,397 | #99 |
| 1999 | 2,887 | #112 |
| 2000 | 2,684 | #125 |
| 2001 | 2,274 | #146 |
| 2002 | 2,068 | #159 |
| 2003 | 1,617 | #206 |
| 2004 | 1,304 | #244 |
| 2005 | 1,067 | #300 |
| 2006 | 974 | #339 |
| 2007 | 799 | #408 |
| 2008 | 654 | #484 |
| 2009 | 555 | #548 |
| 2010 | 421 | #682 |
| 2011 | 391 | #711 |
| 2012 | 330 | #812 |
| 2013 | 316 | #835 |
| 2014 | 331 | #837 |
| 2015 | 281 | #965 |
| 2016 | 274 | #977 |
| 2017 | 223 | #1,126 |
| 2018 | 211 | #1,152 |
| 2019 | 162 | #1,387 |
| 2020 | 151 | #1,443 |
| 2021 | 173 | #1,307 |
| 2022 | 180 | #1,309 |
| 2023 | 171 | #1,326 |
| 2024 | 168 | #1,352 |
