girl's name
Heba
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,197
Ireland
#951
2025 births
Heba is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Heba is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2007, when 51 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Heba over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 133 |
| 1990s | 352 |
| 2000s | 434 |
| 2010s | 318 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Heba?
In 2025, Heba was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Heba is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Heba is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Héba | Héba is a rare spelling of Heba, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Heba
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Heba also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Heba over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Heba in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Heva
Sibling names for Heba
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Heba — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Heba
How popular is the name Heba?
In 2025, Heba was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Heba a girl's or a boy's name?
Heba is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Heba most popular?
Heba peaked in 2007, when 51 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Heba a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Heba currently ranks #951 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.