How Many People Are Named Heith?
An estimated 539 people in the United States have the first name Heith. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Heith peaked in popularity in 1974 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heith 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 Heith paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
539
About 1 in 635,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1974
31 births
Total Registered
572
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heith
Heith is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 572 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Heith as a male name
Ranked #10,006 in 2011
7 male births in 2011
Peak: 1974 (31 births)
Heith: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heith span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 240 babies were registered. Heith has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heith by Decade
How has Heith 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.
Heith by State
Heith + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heith as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heith
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heith: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heith?
We estimate approximately 539 people named Heith 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 635,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Heith a common name?
Heith is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 572 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heith most popular?
Heith reached peak popularity in 1974, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heith is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heith a male name?
Heith is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heith Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heith Smith, Heith Johnson, Heith 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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