Heath

Heath is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, from the Old English haeth meaning "heathland" or "moorland" — the open, wild stretches of land covered with low shrubs that define the English and Scottish landscape.

Heath carries a rugged, outdoor quality shaped by its landscape meaning — and a bittersweet cultural resonance from the late actor Heath Ledger, whose powerful performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight became legendary. With nearly 30,000 U.S. births, it has been a consistent American favorite.