Girls' name · since 1970
Hera
942 babies named Hera in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,732 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 942
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
942 babies have been named Hera since 1970, making it today's #2732 girls' name.
Hera has 942 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2732 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,732 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 942 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hera ranks #7,829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,732 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 942 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,732 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 942
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hera's 942 recorded births place it above 89.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hera compares
942 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hera's all-time total is 151% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 942 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hera splits its recorded history at 2003: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Hera by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (349 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Hera's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 349 births (37% of all-time use).
How Hera compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hera's total volume
Hera by state
Where Hera concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 37 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
92 of 942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Hera's data
- California records the most Heras (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Hera 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 August 2026.