Masculine dossier · first seen 1913

Heath

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Heath
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1974

Peak rank proxy

1,249

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1913Peak 19742024

Peak year

1974

Decline from peak

77.3%

2024

284

All-time

29,268

Heath has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1974, when 1,249 boys were named Heath.

In 2024, only 284 boys were given the name.

Down 77.3% from its peak.

All told, about 29,268 Americans have been named Heath and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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