How Many People Are Named Heath?
An estimated 27,730 people in the United States have the first name Heath. It is predominantly male (99.4%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Heath peaked in popularity in 1974 with 1,264 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heath 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 Heath paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Heath is overwhelmingly male, 181 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
27,730
About 1 in 12,360 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.4% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1974
1,264 births
Total Registered
29,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heath
Heath is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 29,449 total births registered, 99.4% were male.
Heath as a male name
Ranked #848 in 2024
284 male births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (1,249 births)
Heath as a female name
Ranked #17,069 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1974 (15 births)
Heath: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heath span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 10,907 babies were registered. Heath has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heath by Decade
How has Heath 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.
Heath by State
Birth registrations for Heath span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Hawaii, Alaska, North Dakota. On average, about 552 Heaths were registered per state.
Heath + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heath as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heath
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heath: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heath?
We estimate approximately 27,730 people named Heath 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 12,360 Americans share this first name.
Is Heath a common name?
Heath is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heath most popular?
Heath reached peak popularity in 1974, when 1,264 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heath is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heath a male name?
Heath is predominantly male. 99.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heath Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heath Smith, Heath Johnson, Heath 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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