Heath
Heath is a distinctive choice, ranked #615 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Heath in their class.
About the Name Heath
Heath has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 101 places in five years. It was most popular in 2012 at #349 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Heath is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Heath in their class.
In the US it sits at #848 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Heath
- Allister Heath — Allister Georges Freund Heath, is a right-wing French-British business journalist, author and commentator.
- Heath Bunting — Heath Bunting is a British contemporary artist.
- Edward Heath — Sir Edward Richard George Heath was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Heath
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Heath
Almost certainly the only Heath in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Heath
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia