Hever
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEV-er
Hever is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hever mean?
Root unclear; also an English place name
Also an English place name: Hever Castle in Kent was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn.
Is Hever a girl's or a boy's name?
Hever is a boys' name.
How popular is Hever in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Hever in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hever in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Hever
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hunter River Walker Xander Porter Parker Cooper Asher Kyler Jasper Fisher Gunner
Sources
Figures from 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, “Hever: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hever, updated 20 October 2026.