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Heath

/HEETH/ MasculineEnglish

Meaning

Heath is a masculine name of English origin meaning “heathland”.

Heath is an English surname for someone who lived on a heath, the open, shrubby moorland of the British countryside. Australian actor Heath Ledger, named for Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff, gave the name its modern resonance.

Charted modestly in the US since the 1960s; a quiet nature pick today.

Popularity in the United States

Boys

Ranked #929 in 2025 · peak #247 in 1980

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
English
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/HEETH/
Themes
Earth

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Questions

  • Heath is a masculine name of English origin meaning “heathland”. Heath is an English surname for someone who lived on a heath, the open, shrubby moorland of the British countryside.

  • Heath is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Charted modestly in the US since the 1960s; a quiet nature pick today.

  • The name Heath comes from English. Heath is an English surname for someone who lived on a heath, the open, shrubby moorland of the British countryside. Australian actor Heath Ledger, named for Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff, gave the name its modern resonance.

  • Heath is pronounced HEETH.

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  2. Adamina FeminineHebrew“earth, ground”
  3. Avani FeminineSanskrit“earth”
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  5. Clay MasculineEnglish“clay”
  6. Demeter FeminineGreek“earth mother (probable)”