Boys' name · since 1992
Hever
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 136 babies named Hever, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 136
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
136 boys have been named Hever since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hever has been recorded 136 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2022.
- #15,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 136 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hever ranks #15,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 136
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hever's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hever's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hever's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hever popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2005)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Hever by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Hever's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Hever births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hever's data
- Hever's decade-level peak was the 2000s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hever
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hever: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1992–2022 (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 Hever 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.