Total births
167
Girls' name · since 1981
Hebah
167 babies named Hebah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 167
- total births
- 1981–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Hebah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 167 have been recorded since 1981.
Hebah has 167 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2012.
- 167 total births
- 1981–2012 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
167 girls have been named Hebah since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.
- 167
- total births
- 1981–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Hebah was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
14 babies were named Hebah in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Hebah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hebah's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hebah at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Hebah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Hebah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Hebah's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Hebah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hebah? ▼
167 babies have been named Hebah since 1981. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1998 with 14 births.
When was Hebah most popular? ▼
Hebah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Hebah been used? ▼
Records for Hebah go back to 1981, giving 32 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Hebah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heba, Hebe, Hebron. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Hebah's data
- Hebah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hebah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hebah: Baby Name Since 1981 - 167 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hebah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hebah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.