Heran
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEH-ran
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,545 for girls
Heran is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 4,545th for girls in the US (30 babies).
Where does Heran come from?
Used by Ethiopian and Eritrean families; root uncertain
Is Heran a girl's or a boy's name?
Heran is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 30 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Heran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Heran, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th.
2025 had the most girls named Heran of any year since it first appeared, in 2013.
Half of all the girls named Heran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Heran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
How popular is Heran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 54,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the US were named Heran, making it the 4,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Heran in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Heran in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4,322 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
Names like Heran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Arya Ayra Ayat Fiadh River Haniya Hoorain Layan Aadhya Harper Prisha
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Heran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/heran, updated 20 October 2026.