Heather Locklear
There are approximately 29 people named Heather Locklear living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Heather with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Locklear. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
29
1 in 11,819,115
Named Heather
485K
Alive today
Named Locklear
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 485K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 45
Top Census group: White (90.2%)
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,003
Per 100K: 5.89
Top ancestry: American Indian/Alaska Native (66.1%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Heather
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Heather, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 90.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Heather described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Heather at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.2% · 427,018
- Two or more races3.5% · 16,430
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 15,214
- Black or African American1.7% · 7,954
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3,741
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3,109
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Locklear surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Locklear, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is American Indian/Alaska Native at 66.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Locklear described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Locklear at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- American Indian and Alaska Native66.1% · 11,648
- White19.5% · 3,440
- Two or more races8.5% · 1,492
- Black or African American3.7% · 646
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 355
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 37
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Heather right now.
The surname Locklear appears at a rate of 5.89 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0059%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 29 people with the full name Heather Locklear. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Heather Locklear: questions and answers
How many people are named Heather Locklear?
We estimate approximately 29 people in the United States share the full name Heather Locklear. That works out to about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1416%) with the surname frequency (5.89 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Heather Locklear?
We classify Heather Locklear as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,819,115 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Heather Locklear?
Want to know how many people are called Heather Locklear? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.