Names / Boy names
Heathcliff
Current rank
#12,708
holding steady
All-time peak
#11,110
in 2020
First recorded
2011
in U.S. data
Children named
31
since 2011
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #11,110 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Another classic orange cartoon cat. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 2011. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 31 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.