Heather Hogan
There are approximately 99 people named Heather Hogan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,462,165 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Heather with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hogan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
99
1 in 3,462,165
Named Heather
485K
Alive today
Named Hogan
70K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 485K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 45
Top Census group: White (90.2%)
Estimated bearers: 70K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #546
Per 100K: 20.41
Top ancestry: White (77.4%)
First name trend
Heather: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Heather. The peak year was 1975 with 24,367 births. The average person named Heather today is 45 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Heather
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Heather, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 90.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Heather described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Heather at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.2% · 427,018
- Two or more races3.5% · 16,430
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 15,214
- Black or African American1.7% · 7,954
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3,741
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3,109
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hogan surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hogan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hogan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hogan at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.4% · 47,236
- Black or African American14.0% · 8,565
- Two or more races3.7% · 2,275
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 2,132
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 428
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 380
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Heather has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1416% of the US population, based on 485,383 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Heather right now.
The surname Hogan appears at a rate of 20.41 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0204%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 99 people with the full name Heather Hogan. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Heather
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Other people with the surname Hogan
FAQ
Heather Hogan: questions and answers
How many people are named Heather Hogan?
We estimate approximately 99 people in the United States share the full name Heather Hogan. That works out to about 1 in 3,462,165 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1416%) with the surname frequency (20.41 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Heather Hogan?
We classify Heather Hogan as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,462,165 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Heather a male or female name?
Heather is predominantly female. Out of 527,210 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Heather profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Heather Hogan?
Want to know how many people are called Heather Hogan? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.