Heath is an established boys' name that peaked in 1974 and has since faded.
Heath is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #932 for boy births in the United States (and #1,905 across all names), given to 253 babies. Heath was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1974 (1,249 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | 253 | — | #932 |
| 2024 | 285 | 285 | — | #852 |
| 2023 | 206 | 206 | — | #1,056 |
| 2022 | 280 | 280 | — | #862 |
| 2021 | 234 | 234 | — | #960 |
| 2020 | 215 | 215 | — | #992 |
| 2019 | 227 | 227 | — | #946 |
| 2018 | 224 | 224 | — | #937 |
| 2017 | 242 | 242 | — | #890 |
| 2016 | 251 | 251 | — | #874 |
| 2015 | 270 | 270 | — | #834 |
| 2014 | 231 | 231 | — | #924 |
| 2013 | 249 | 249 | — | #858 |
| 2012 | 244 | 244 | — | #865 |
| 2011 | 250 | 250 | — | #853 |
| 2010 | 295 | 295 | — | #761 |
| 2009 | 356 | 356 | — | #681 |
| 2008 | 324 | 324 | — | #717 |
| 2007 | 221 | 221 | — | #903 |
| 2006 | 267 | 267 | — | #778 |
| 2005 | 242 | 242 | — | #797 |
| 2004 | 293 | 293 | #17,070 | #690 |
| 2003 | 255 | 255 | — | #721 |
| 2002 | 275 | 275 | — | #674 |
| 2001 | 216 | 216 | — | #783 |
| 2000 | 187 | 187 | — | #854 |
| 1999 | 206 | 206 | — | #772 |
| 1998 | 268 | 268 | — | #653 |
| 1997 | 259 | — | — | #642 |
| 1996 | 261 | — | — | #643 |
| 1995 | 298 | — | #14,233 | #600 |
| 1994 | 372 | — | — | #527 |
| 1993 | 363 | — | — | #538 |
| 1992 | 350 | — | — | #545 |
| 1991 | 390 | — | — | #503 |
| 1990 | 462 | — | #13,761 | #461 |
| 1989 | 535 | — | — | #402 |
| 1988 | 559 | — | #9,609 | #365 |
| 1987 | 584 | — | #8,259 | #345 |
| 1986 | 571 | — | #11,564 | #338 |
| 1985 | 601 | — | #7,817 | #332 |
| 1984 | 648 | — | #7,632 | #305 |
| 1983 | 659 | — | #8,339 | #302 |
| 1982 | 714 | — | #11,085 | #289 |
| 1981 | 800 | — | #6,492 | #271 |
| 1980 | 915 | — | #6,979 | #247 |
| 1979 | 1,006 | — | #7,548 | #228 |
| 1978 | 1,029 | — | #7,181 | #211 |
| 1977 | 1,086 | — | #6,033 | #207 |
| 1976 | 1,162 | — | #5,342 | #195 |
| 1975 | 1,210 | — | #8,347 | #188 |
| 1974 | 1,264 | — | #4,098 | #181 |
| 1973 | 1,082 | — | #5,310 | #202 |
| 1972 | 1,243 | — | #5,639 | #190 |
| 1971 | 1,063 | — | #5,251 | #225 |
| 1970 | 762 | — | #7,382 | #278 |
| 1969 | 530 | — | #6,930 | #345 |
| 1968 | 548 | — | — | #326 |
| 1967 | 516 | — | — | #329 |
| 1966 | 433 | — | — | #361 |
| 1965 | 37 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | — | #2,732 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,798 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,743 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,802 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,598 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,411 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,391 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,657 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,586 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | — | #2,594 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,192 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,905 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,133 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,513 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,732 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,510 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,729 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,075 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,600 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,733 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #2,986 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,756 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #3,003 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,885 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,907 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,879 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,001 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,140 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,237 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | — | #3,612 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,531 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #3,930 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,001 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,401 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,424 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | — | #3,230 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | — | #2,124 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #3,035 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,588 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #2,004 |