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How popular is the name Hebe?

Births per year, rank history and how many Hebes are alive today.

Hebe (female) is a rare girls' name in England and Wales, ranked 2278th in 2025 and given to 12 babies. The name peaked in 2000, when 29 babies were given the name, the 782nd most popular that year. It has declined since 2000; the 2025 figure is roughly 41% of its peak.

The Hebe you are most likely to meet is around 25 years old. Half of all Hebes born in England and Wales are between 16 and 31, and there are at least 690 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Hebe - on average, only one in every 457 such rooms contains a Hebe.

How many babies are named Hebe each year?

0102030200020201996: 271997: 221998: 271999: 192000: 292001: 282002: 212003: 262004: 212005: 212006: 152007: 242008: 212009: 162010: 212011: 112012: 112013: 112014: 132015: 92016: 72017: 122018: 92019: 82020: 152021: 132022: 122023: 112024: 142025: 12actual

Where does Hebe rank among girls' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 8231997: ranked 9461998: ranked 8171999: ranked 1,0602000: ranked 7822001: ranked 8352002: ranked 1,0322003: ranked 9332004: ranked 1,1062005: ranked 1,1652006: ranked 1,5852007: ranked 1,1602008: ranked 1,3442009: ranked 1,6682010: ranked 1,4292011: ranked 2,2752012: ranked 2,3382013: ranked 2,3132014: ranked 2,0582015: ranked 2,7052016: ranked 3,2142017: ranked 2,2012018: ranked 2,6742019: ranked 2,8692020: ranked 1,8462021: ranked 2,0732022: ranked 2,1782023: ranked 2,3462024: ranked 2,0012025: ranked 2,278

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Hebe per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 29 in 2000
Hebe: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Hebe most popular?

Hebe peaked in 2000, when 29 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Hebe?

At least 690 people named Hebe born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Hebe?

Most living Hebes are between 16 and 31; the most common age is about 25.

Is Hebe becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2000 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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