Heman

HEH-muhn /ˈhɛmən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Heman is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Heman is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Heman was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1926 (9 births).

About the name Heman

PronunciationHEH-muhn /ˈhɛmən/
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9peak births 1926
1911first in SSA data

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How popular is Heman?

Boys named Heman
1911192019401960198020002013
Boys named Heman per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1911–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Heman total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201355#12,832
19475—#3,967
19465—#3,735
19305—#4,242
19287—#3,507
19269—#3,008
19246—#4,088
19216—#4,071
19206—#4,022
19195—#4,434
19156—#3,590
19145—#3,476
19125—#2,695
19115—#1,859