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Names: H

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2,566 names starting with "H"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with H

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 2,566 distinct names beginning with the letter H, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Herney with 5 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 42 are classified as boys' names and 8 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data — rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 16 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender — making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 34,798 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with H reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 — across all letter-H names, there are 52 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 1,701–1,750 of 2,566

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Herney Boy 5
Herny Boy 177
Hero Girl 214
Hero Boy 739
Herod Boy 37
Herold Boy 618
Heron Boy 670
Heron Girl 16
Herrel Boy 5
Herrell Boy 13
Herrick Boy 71
Herron Boy 112
Herry Boy 26
Hersch Boy 12
Herschal Boy 26
Herschel Boy 10,640
Herschell Boy 1,059
Hersel Boy 197
Hersey Boy 331
Hersh Boy 839
Hershal Boy 647
Hershall Boy 195
Hershel Boy 10,279
Hershel Girl 5
Hershell Boy 1,847
Hershey Boy 133
Hershy Boy 1,059
Hersie Boy 10
Herson Boy 522
Herta Girl 87
Hertha Girl 1,453
Hertis Boy 5
Heru Boy 246
Herve Boy 560
Hervey Boy 1,125
Hervie Boy 39
Hervin Boy 53
Hervy Boy 13
Hery Boy 5
Hesed Boy 25
Hesed Girl 11
Hesham Boy 416
Hesher Boy 6
Heshimu Boy 36
Heshy Boy 52
Hesler Boy 5
Hesper Girl 108
Hess Boy 10
Hessa Girl 28
Hessel Boy 11

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.