Hera
Girl · HEER-a · Greek
Hera is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 2,719th for girls in the US (63 babies).
What does Hera mean?
Greek
Hera was queen of the gods in Greek myth, wife of Zeus and goddess of marriage.
- Say it
- HEER-a
Is Hera a girl's or a boy's name?
Hera is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 63 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hera in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Hera, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hera in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Hera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,360 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Hera in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,719among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the US were named Hera, making it the 2,719th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had the most girls named Hera of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Hera in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,719 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,749 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,936 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,928 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,848 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3,043 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
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