Heather is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7887 in 1998 with 7 recorded births. This places Heather in the bottom 30% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 9 births ranking #6175. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 22.2%. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 273,045 boys born was named Heather. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.