Hera is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Hera is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,730 for girl births in the United States (and #4,812 across all names), given to 63 babies. Hera first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2025 (63 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | #2,730 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | #2,949 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | #2,937 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | #2,863 |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | #3,112 |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | #3,061 |
| 2018 | 44 | 44 | #3,529 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #4,025 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #3,951 |
| 2015 | 40 | 40 | #3,798 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | #4,388 |
| 2013 | 32 | 32 | #4,466 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #7,590 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #7,565 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #6,261 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | #6,657 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #9,158 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,467 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #10,885 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,188 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #8,902 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #12,913 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #6,824 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #7,908 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,307 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,046 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,462 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,146 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #9,071 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #9,900 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #10,981 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #8,988 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #7,202 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,187 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #11,908 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,099 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,937 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,535 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,971 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,942 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,389 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,572 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,243 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,801 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,441 |