HEATHER is ranked as the 112th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 547,672.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 171.76 people named HEATHER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named HEATHER is 509,948.
The SSA data also shows that HEATHER is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HEATHER is
81.1% White,
4.0% Hispanic origin,
11.7% Black,
1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name HEATHER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HEATHER is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
English surname
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HEATHER
The state with the most people named
HEATHER is
California where
44,177 people have this name.
Maine is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HEATHER, as
497.79 in every 100,000
Mainers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Maine is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
District of Columbia
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name HEATHER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
19,641
152.49
99.8%
Indiana
15,649
237.23
99.7%
Iowa
6,469
208.2
99.6%
Kansas
5,633
193.97
99.3%
Michigan
19,953
201.35
99.9%
Minnesota
10,606
194.34
99.7%
Missouri
4,175
139.43
99.3%
Nebraska
3,495
185.77
99.0%
North Dakota
1,455
196.83
98.0%
Ohio
27,279
235.29
99.8%
South Dakota
1,547
181.38
97.8%
Wisconsin
10,895
189.24
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name HEATHER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,704
231.33
98.3%
Arizona
10,170
151.08
99.5%
California
44,177
113.85
99.9%
Colorado
12,770
238.43
99.7%
Hawaii
1,638
115.36
99.1%
Idaho
3,802
232.64
99.2%
Montana
2,142
209.22
98.6%
Nevada
4,586
161.52
99.4%
New Mexico
2,472
118.54
98.5%
Oregon
8,417
212
99.6%
Utah
9,963
338.53
99.7%
Washington
14,138
200.21
99.8%
Wyoming
1,100
188.37
97.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HEATHER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
10,828
301.04
99.8%
Maine
6,621
497.79
99.7%
Massachusetts
19,303
286.16
99.8%
New Hampshire
5,559
419.01
99.6%
New Jersey
18,472
206.66
99.8%
New York
26,828
135.87
99.8%
Pennsylvania
27,912
218.28
99.8%
Rhode Island
3,062
290.23
99.4%
Vermont
1,752
279.66
99.2%
South States
State stats for the first name HEATHER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HEATHER as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named HEATHER.
The most popular full name is HEATHER Smith.
1.02% of all the people named HEATHER
have this family name.
There are 38578 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HEATHER