How Many People Are Named Hera?
people named Hera are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 366,328 people in the US has this name
Based on 942 babies named Hera in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
63 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Uncertain meaning, possibly from either Greek ‘ηρως (heros) "hero, warrior"; ‘ωρα (hora) "period of time"; or ‘αιρεω (haireo) "to be chosen". In Greek mythology Hera was the queen of the gods, the sister and wife of Zeus. She presided over marriage and childbirth.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hera in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hera alive today is about 12 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hera first appears in the records in 1970, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 63 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hera has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,730, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #2,730.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,730 |
| Best rank | #2,730 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,875 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hera alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hera were born in California than in any other state: about 91 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hera was given about 3.4 times as often in California.
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