Charles vs Heath
Charles and Heathcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1973, Charles was ranked #86 and Heath #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Charles was ranked #119 and Heath #702 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Charles was ranked #174 and Heath #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Charles was ranked #266 and Heath #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Charles and Heath over time
Charles and Heath appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Charles held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Heath in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Heath in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Charles held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Heath in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #41 in 1998, Heath #349 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Charles #119, Heath #702.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Charles | Heath |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #94 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #702 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charles has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Heath.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Charles
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Heath
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #89 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1971–1975
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1971–1975).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys