How Many People Are Named Heater?
An estimated 49 people in the United States have the first name Heater. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Heater peaked in popularity in 1987 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heater as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Heater paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Heater is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
49
About 1 in 6,994,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1987
12 births
Total Registered
53
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heater
Heater is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 53 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Heater as a female name
Ranked #6,056 in 1987
12 female births in 1987
Peak: 1987 (12 births)
Heater: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heater span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 30 babies were registered. While Heater is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Heater by Decade
How has Heater tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Heater + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heater as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heater
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heater: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heater?
We estimate approximately 49 people named Heater are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,994,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Heater a common name?
Heater is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heater most popular?
Heater reached peak popularity in 1987, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heater is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heater a female name?
Heater is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heater Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heater Smith, Heater Johnson, Heater Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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