Heather Wilson
There are approximately 1,319 people named Heather Wilson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 259,859 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Heather with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wilson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1,319
1 in 259,859
Named Heather
485K
Alive today
Named Wilson
932K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 485K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 45
Estimated bearers: 932K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #14
Per 100K: 271.84
Top ancestry: White (67.4%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wilson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wilson, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.4%.
- White67.4%
- Black or African American26.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
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).
The surname Wilson appears at a rate of 271.84 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2718%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1,319 people with the full name Heather Wilson. 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 Wilson
FAQ
Heather Wilson: questions and answers
How many people are named Heather Wilson?
We estimate approximately 1,319 people in the United States share the full name Heather Wilson. That works out to about 1 in 259,859 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1416%) with the surname frequency (271.84 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Heather Wilson?
We classify Heather Wilson as "Rare". About 1 in 259,859 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.