Heber

Boy name

Heber has been given to 3,163 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2005.

Meaning & origin /ˈhibɚ/

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵבֶר (ʿĒḇer). The town in Arizona is named after either Heber C. Kimball or Heber J. Grant, both Mormon leaders.

Origin: the Bible < Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,163

Peak year

2005 (81 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -18%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Heber.

3,166 babies since 1961

3,160 babies since 1982

3,169 babies since 1982

3,146 babies since 1969

3,144 babies since 1925

3,141 babies since 1956

3,135 babies since 1990

3,194 babies since 1995

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