girl's name
Heta
- Origin Finnish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 85
Heta is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
- Heta is a name of Finnish origin.
- Peaked in France in 1986, when 5 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1986.
Heta over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 25 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 15 |
How popular is Heta?
In 2025, Heta was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Heta is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Héta | Héta is a rare spelling of Heta, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Heta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Heta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Heta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Heta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Heta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Heta
Is Heta a girl's or a boy's name?
Heta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Heta most popular?
Heta peaked in 1986, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Heta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Heta currently ranks #5,395 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.