Hema
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Hema is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “gold”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hema mean?
Sanskrit
“gold”
A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Hema a girl's or a boy's name?
Hema is a girls' name.
How popular is Hema in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hema in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Hema in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Hema
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hiba Safa Huda Hafsa Uma Faiza Halima Salma Summer Habiba Saba Aysha
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hema: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hema, updated 20 October 2026.