Is Heber a boy or girl name?

Heber is a boy’s name. Of the 3,163 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Heber

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Heber was most popular in 2005, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,837 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,163 people named Heber.

Heber over time

Births per year. The dot marks Heber’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Heber a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Heber is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,163 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Heber

Where Heber is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org