Girls name
Heather
Heather is a girls' name given to 523,470 girls in the United States since 1933, peaking in 1975 with 24,301 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 2nd among girls names in Pennsylvania in 1977.
Which states favor Heather
Heather by state
Top states by all-time births named Heather. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 47,787 | #1125 (2025) |
| 2 | Ohio | 30,621 | #1173 (2022) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 29,774 | #956 (2025) |
| 4 | New York | 28,877 | #1447 (2025) |
| 5 | Texas | 28,575 | #1490 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 24,620 | #1002 (2023) |
| 7 | Illinois | 22,314 | #1507 (2024) |
| 8 | Florida | 21,216 | #1363 (2025) |
| 9 | Indiana | 15,887 | #855 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 14,843 | #1545 (2025) |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 13,290 | #721 (2024) |
| 12 | Georgia | 13,281 | #1138 (2023) |
| 13 | Virginia | 13,225 | #882 (2025) |
| 14 | New Jersey | 12,979 | #1273 (2021) |
| 15 | Missouri | 12,396 | #854 (2025) |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 11,833 | #868 (2020) |
| 17 | Tennessee | 11,515 | #1141 (2017) |
| 18 | Washington | 10,826 | #969 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 10,636 | #809 (2024) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 9,656 | #685 (2018) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).