How Many People Are Named Heather Thomas?

There are approximately 1,193 people named Heather Thomas living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 287,305 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Heather with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Thomas. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1,193

1 in 287,305 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Heather

Last Name

Thomas

Heather: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Heather. The peak year was 1975 with 24,367 births. The average person named Heather today is 45 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Heather

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Heather in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Heather rose or fell over time.

White

90.19%

Black

1.68%

Hispanic

3.21%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.79%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.66%

Two or More Races

3.47%

Ancestry of the Thomas Surname

The surname Thomas was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Thomas in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

49.72%

Black

37.76%

Hispanic

3.57%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.18%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.01%

Two or More Races

4.76%

How we calculated this

The first name "Heather" has an estimated frequency of 0.142% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Thomas" appears at a rate of 245.68 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Heather are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,193 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Heather

Heather Smith Heather Johnson Heather Williams Heather Brown Heather Jones Heather Garcia Heather Wilson

Other people with the surname Thomas

Michael Thomas James Thomas John Thomas David Thomas Robert Thomas William Thomas Christopher Thomas Joseph Thomas

Heather Thomas: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Heather Thomas?

We estimate approximately 1,193 people named Heather Thomas are alive in the United States today. The first name Heather is shared by 485,383 Americans, and the surname Thomas is shared by 842,092.

How rare is the name Heather Thomas?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 287,305 Americans. The first name Heather is common and the surname Thomas is very common.

Is Heather a male or female name?

Heather is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1975 and the average bearer today is 45 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Heather?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Heather was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (90.19%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (3.47%) and Hispanic (3.21%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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