Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Heather

HETH-ər · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
The heather plant; flowering evergreen shrub
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
nature · floral
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1352
2024 births168
Peak year1975
First appeared1914
Total US births525,733
1975 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
HeathHettie
Alternate spellings
Heatherr
In other languages
Erica (Scandinavian for heather)Brezo (Spanish)

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Heather Headley (singer)
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