How Many People Are Named Heatherly?
An estimated 78 people in the United States have the first name Heatherly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Heatherly peaked in popularity in 1973 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heatherly 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 Heatherly paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Heatherly is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
78
About 1 in 4,394,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1973
14 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heatherly
Heatherly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Heatherly as a female name
Ranked #13,094 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1973 (14 births)
Heatherly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heatherly span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 64 babies were registered. Heatherly has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heatherly by Decade
How has Heatherly 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.
Heatherly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heatherly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heatherly
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heatherly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heatherly?
We estimate approximately 78 people named Heatherly 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 4,394,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Heatherly a common name?
Heatherly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heatherly most popular?
Heatherly reached peak popularity in 1973, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heatherly is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heatherly a female name?
Heatherly is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heatherly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heatherly Smith, Heatherly Johnson, Heatherly 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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