Hera
Hera was the 2730th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,068 places. More babies were named Hera in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,730 girls, up 382 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202563 babies
- Total since 1880
- 942babies recorded
Hera popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,730 | 63 |
| 2020 | #3,112 | 51 |
| 2010 | #6,261 | 21 |
| 2000 | #7,307 | 14 |
| 1990 | #11,908 | 6 |
| 1980 | #10,942 | 5 |
| 1970 | #8,441 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hera, counting every spelling?
Hera is the most common spelling of a name family that had 72 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hera | 63 | #2,730 | 298 |
| Heera | 9 | #10,403 | 45 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hera?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hera (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hera born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hera.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hera?
About 900 people born in the US named Hera are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Hera a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hera by state
How common Hera was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hera: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hera, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hera
How popular is the name Hera?
Hera was the 2730th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,068 places. More babies were named Hera in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Hera a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hera in the US.
Where is Hera most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hera was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.