girl's name
Hema
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 374
Hema is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Hema 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 | 7 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 53 |
| 2000s | 53 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 11 |
How popular is Hema?
In 2025, Hema was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Hema 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 Hema is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Héma | Héma is a rare spelling of Hema, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Hema
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hema also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hema over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hema
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hema — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hema
How popular is the name Hema?
In 2025, Hema was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hema a girl's or a boy's name?
Hema is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Hema most popular?
Hema peaked in 2007, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Hema a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hema currently ranks #16,101 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.