Heather

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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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 713 babies (rank #78 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

5,186
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
713
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996713#78
1997645#78
1998509#102
1999409#120
2000364#130
2001394#120
2002322#140
2003295#165
2004272#183
2005266#190
2006225#213
2007183#265
2008121#365
200995#438
201071#560
201155#707
201247#818
201337#990
201456#706
201556#715
201651#776