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Heath

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What official birth registration shows about Heath: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #349 to #2587.200020052010201520202025#349#2587
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#2337
1998#1821
2000#1703
2001#2587
2002#1651
2003#912
2004#938
2005#872
2006#722
2007#799
2008#550
2009#451
2010#503
2011#458
2012#349
2013#388
2014#423
2015#387
2016#408
2017#465
2018#520
2019#526
2020#601
2021#503
2022#626
2023#691
2024#702
2025#615

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2021: #433 among boys in Northern Ireland, #503 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1971–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1971–1975

    Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1971–1975).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in New South Wales, Australia in 1973.

Heath's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#61561HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#70251HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#69150HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#62657HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#50378HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#60159HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#52672HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#52075HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#46588HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#408104HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#387112HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#42396HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#388105HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#349125HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#45882HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#50370HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45181HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#55060HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#79933HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#72236HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#87226HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#93822HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#91221HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#16518HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#17037HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
1975New South Wales, Australiamale#9868InsufficientNot yet available
1973New South Wales, Australiamale#8784InsufficientNot yet available
1971New South Wales, Australiamale#8987InsufficientNot yet available
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3185HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2716HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Heath is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Heath, between 1971 and 2025, in 32 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1971New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1973New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1975New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1973England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2012Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 2013Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201919712025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1971–19753#87 in 1973
England and Wales1996–202529#349 in 2012
Northern Ireland2012–20215#271 in 2013
Republic of Ireland2013–20192#506 in 2019

Its high point came 46 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1973) than in Republic of Ireland (2019).

No registrar recorded it for 20 years after 1975; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Heath

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1971–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in New South Wales, Australia in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.