Heatherly
Heatherly is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Heatherly, American politician Eric Heatherly, American singer May Heatherly (1942–2015), American actress
Meaning & Origin of Heatherly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heatherly is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Heatherly, American politician Eric Heatherly, American singer May Heatherly (1942–2015), American actress
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The Story of Heatherly
Heatherly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 14 Heatherlys were born — ranking #4,155 that year. As of 2026, Heatherly ranks #12,360 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 86 Heatherlys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Heatherly
Heatherly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 86 births in the dataset. Heatherly's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #4,155. Use the chart and map above to compare Heatherly's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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