girls:
817 births since 1970
#4899 (14th percentile)
overall:
817 births since 1970
#6922 (11th percentile)
The name Hera is the #6,922 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 817 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 10.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,899 (14.3% percentile) for all time with 817 births since 1970.
Hera first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (first recorded for girls in 1970). Birth data for Hera is available in 44 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For girls, Hera reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 5.8% percentile (ranked #882) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 33 births per million (ranked 5.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2007, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Hera is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #895 (5.5% percentile) with 33 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Hera".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Hera. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 34.1% confident that Hera is pronounced as HIH-ruh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is HEE-ruh, at 34.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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