Meaning:
Its source is an English expression meaning "Extensive, uncultivated land, covered with scrubby shrubs."
Popularity:
The name Heath ranked 765th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 524th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.