The baby name Heather appears in baby name data for the United States from 1933 to 2024. It was most popular in 1977 with 29,917 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Heather has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 7 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1935 | 42 |
| 1936 | 21 |
| 1937 | 24 |
| 1938 | 38 |
| 1939 | 61 |
| 1940 | 50 |
| 1941 | 90 |
| 1942 | 130 |
| 1943 | 138 |
| 1944 | 84 |
| 1945 | 113 |
| 1946 | 208 |
| 1947 | 236 |
| 1948 | 190 |
| 1949 | 229 |
| 1950 | 273 |
| 1951 | 294 |
| 1952 | 393 |
| 1953 | 441 |
| 1954 | 538 |
| 1955 | 636 |
| 1956 | 662 |
| 1957 | 722 |
| 1958 | 837 |
| 1959 | 1,004 |
| 1960 | 1,093 |
| 1961 | 1,222 |
| 1962 | 1,116 |
| 1963 | 2,130 |
| 1964 | 2,431 |
| 1965 | 2,510 |
| 1966 | 3,055 |
| 1967 | 4,303 |
| 1968 | 6,273 |
| 1969 | 11,623 |
| 1970 | 16,978 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 17,860 |
| 1972 | 19,632 |
| 1973 | 23,060 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1974 | 27,985 |
| 1974 | 18 |
| 1975 | 29,367 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 29,416 |
| 1976 | 19 |
| 1977 | 29,917 |
| 1977 | 14 |
| 1978 | 28,302 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1979 | 25,868 |
| 1980 | 23,861 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1981 | 20,979 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 20,332 |
| 1983 | 23,663 |
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1984 | 24,791 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1985 | 25,071 |
| 1985 | 38 |
| 1986 | 24,743 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 24,604 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 23,564 |
| 1989 | 21,378 |
| 1989 | 22 |
| 1990 | 16,204 |
| 1991 | 15,952 |
| 1992 | 11,681 |
| 1993 | 9,199 |
| 1994 | 8,512 |
| 1995 | 7,006 |
| 1996 | 5,620 |
| 1997 | 4,457 |
| 1998 | 4,323 |
| 1999 | 3,178 |
| 2000 | 2,941 |
| 2001 | 2,373 |
| 2002 | 2,181 |
| 2003 | 1,719 |
| 2004 | 1,667 |
| 2005 | 1,361 |
| 2006 | 1,157 |
| 2007 | 935 |
| 2008 | 709 |
| 2009 | 520 |
| 2010 | 386 |
| 2011 | 393 |
| 2012 | 319 |
| 2013 | 296 |
| 2014 | 257 |
| 2015 | 277 |
| 2016 | 254 |
| 2017 | 186 |
| 2018 | 163 |
| 2019 | 95 |
| 2020 | 102 |
| 2021 | 141 |
| 2022 | 148 |
| 2023 | 142 |
| 2024 | 135 |