unisex name
Hesed
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 52
Hesed is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2021.
Hesed over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Hesed?
In 2025, Hesed was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Hesed
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hesed also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hesed over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hesed
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hesed — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hesed
How popular is the name Hesed?
In 2025, Hesed was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hesed a girl's or a boy's name?
Hesed is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Hesed most popular?
Hesed peaked in 2024, when 17 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Hesed a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hesed currently ranks #7,663 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.