Heather
Featured in baby name books
Heather is an English nature name taken from the hardy purple-flowered plant of the British moors. Heather peaked in Britain in the 1950s and hit number three in the U.S. in 1975; the cult film Heathers dented its sweet image. Actresses Heather Locklear and Heather Graham are well-known bearers, and the name was long favored by England’s upper classes.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Book links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission on purchases.
Usage of Heather in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Heather against each list of names.
❌
Albanian
❌
Arabic
❌
Armenian
❌
Bengali
❌
Bulgarian
❌
Catalan
❌
Chinese
❌
Cornish
❌
Croatian
❌
Czech
❌
Danish
❌
Dothraki
❌
Dutch
✅
English
❌
Estonian
❌
Filipino
❌
Finnish
❌
French
❌
Georgian
❌
German
❌
Greek
❌
Hawaiian
❌
Hebrew
❌
Hindi
❌
Hungarian
❌
Icelandic
❌
Indonesian
✅
Irish
❌
Italian
❌
Japanese
❌
Khmer
❌
Klingon
❌
Korean
❌
Latin
❌
Latvian
❌
Lithuanian
❌
Macedonian
❌
Norwegian
❌
Persian
❌
Polish
❌
Portuguese
❌
Romanian
❌
Russian
❌
Scottish
❌
Serbian
❌
Slovak
❌
Slovenian
❌
Spanish
❌
Swahili
❌
Swedish
❌
Telugu
❌
Thai
❌
Turkish
❌
Ukrainian
❌
Vietnamese
✅
Welsh
❌
Yiddish
❌
Yoruba
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Heather is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Heather in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 177 girls were named Heather, making it the #1261 girls' name in the US. Since 1914, 525,910 girls have been named Heather, with the most (24,301) in 1975. It is most common, relative to births, in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | #792 girls | 46 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #325 girls | 12 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Scotland | #226 girls | 16 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Heather
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Heather, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Heather (Category 4) | 1992 | South Indian Ocean | 222 km/h |
| Hurricane Heather (Category 1) | 1977 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Heather | 1973 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Heather | 1969 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Heather
There are 37 towns and villages with Heather in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 31🇦🇺 Australia 3🇨🇦 Canada 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 920 | Map |
| Heather | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Heather | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Heather Beach | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Heather Bell | Gauteng, 🇿🇦 South Africa | – | Map |
| Heather Brae | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
| Heather Brae | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
| Heather Circle | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Heather Downs | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Heather Glen | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Heather
There are 30 lakes and reservoirs with Heather in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 17🇨🇦 Canada 11🇦🇺 Australia 1🇮🇪 Ireland 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Bay | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Heather Lagoon | Northern Territory, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Heather Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Heather Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Heather songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Heather in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Heather
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Heather.
Heather Chasen
Heather Cox
Heather Garriock
Heather Graham
See more...
Fictional characters named Heather
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Heather as a pet name
FurryName has found 46 dogs named Heather in public pet registers, making it the #2,560 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Worcester (2), Corangamite Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Heather as a dog name →
Heather products
☕
Heather name mug
🥤
Heather tumbler
🧢
Heather cap
👕
Heather t-shirt
📿
Heather necklace
💫
Heather bracelet
🔑
Heather keychain
🎄
Heather ornament
🧸
Heather baby blanket
🧩
Heather name puzzle
🖼️
Heather wall sign
🛏️
Heather pillow
Product links are Amazon affiliate links; we may earn a commission on purchases.