Heba: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,991

among girls · ↓480 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Heba · -13% vs 2024

How common

1 in 80,363

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2007

51 babies

All-time total

1,403

#5,962 all-time among girls

First recorded

1978

in Social Security records

Heba popularity over time

1,403 babies have been named Heba since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	13	1	–	#5,021
1980s	133	13	+923%	#3,712
1990s	352	35	+165%	#2,884
2000s	434	43	+23%	#3,149
2010s	318	32	-27%	#3,988
2020s (to 2025)	153	26	-20%	#4,189

Where Heba is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	19	0.01	outside top 500
2027	18	0.01	outside top 500
2028	18	0.01	outside top 500
2029	17	0.01	outside top 500
2030	17	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Heba

Heba is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,991 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 1,403 American babies have been named Heba. Its peak came in 2007, when 51 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Heba stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Heba?

The median living Heba is about 21 years old; half are between 12 and 29. An estimated 1,400 people named Heba are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Heba year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	20	#5,991
2024	23	#5,511
2023	27	#4,918
2022	23	#5,528
2021	34	#4,189
2020	26	#4,941
2019	33	#4,289
2018	32	#4,396
2017	29	#4,736
2016	34	#4,289
2015	29	#4,770
2014	30	#4,697
2013	27	#5,063
2012	30	#4,761
2011	36	#4,098
2010	38	#3,988
2009	42	#3,762
2008	37	#4,214
2007	51	#3,300
2006	47	#3,429
2005	42	#3,536
2004	40	#3,654
2003	47	#3,149
2002	42	#3,293
2001	44	#3,163
2000	42	#3,232
1995	33	#3,379
1990	29	#3,654
1985	12	#5,781
1980	9	#6,980
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Heba, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Heba?

The median living Heba is about 21 years old. Half of all living Hebas are between 12 and 29 years old.

How many people named Heba are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Heba are alive in the United States, based on 1,403 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Heba in 2025?

Heba ranked #5,991 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Heba?

1,403 babies have been named Heba in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Heba most popular?

Heba peaked in 2007, when 51 newborns received the name.

Is Heba a boy or girl name?

Heba is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Heba rising or falling?

Heba has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Heba become more popular?

Heba is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 17 girls named Heba in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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