Herkus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HER-kus
- Origin
- Baltic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
Herkus is a boys' name of Baltic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Herkus mean?
Baltic: Lithuanian name honouring Herkus Mantas
Herkus Mantas led the 13th-century Prussian uprising against the Teutonic Knights and is celebrated as a hero in Lithuania.
Is Herkus a girl's or a boy's name?
Herkus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Herkus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Herkus, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Herkus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Herkus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 37 | #889 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
Names like Herkus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hugo, Hunter, Henry, Hudson, Ezra, Otis, Arthur, Rupert, Harris, Idris, Arlo, Albert
More Baltic names
Aras, Liepa, Gabija, Tauras, Vaida, Ugne, Austeja, Domas, Vakaris, Daina, Aija, Alanta, Deimantas, Deimante, Domantas, Eimantas
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, “Herkus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/herkus, updated 20 October 2026.