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Het

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HAYT

Het is a boys' name, meaning “love, affection”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Het mean?

Gujarati het, love or affection

“love, affection”

Gujarati word for love or affection, used as a boy's name in Gujarati Hindu families.

Is Het a girl's or a boy's name?

Het is a boys' name.

How popular is Het in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 boys.

2009Busiest: 9 in 20102024
Het in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20243#5,198
20231#6,556
20223#5,017
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20164#4,214
20153#4,955
20145#3,529
20133#4,884
20123#4,999
20117#2,736
20109#2,306
20093#4,691

Names like Het

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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, “Het: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/het, updated 20 October 2026.