How Many People Are Named Heber?
An estimated 1,974 people in the United States have the first name Heber. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Heber peaked in popularity in 2005 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heber as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Heber paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,974
About 1 in 173,634 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2005
81 births
Total Registered
3,131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heber
Heber is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,131 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Heber as a male name
Ranked #3,472 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (81 births)
Heber: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heber span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 585 babies were registered. Heber has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heber by Decade
How has Heber tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Heber by State
Birth registrations for Heber span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, California, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 67 Hebers were registered per state.
Heber + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heber as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heber
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heber: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heber?
We estimate approximately 1,974 people named Heber are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 173,634 Americans share this first name.
Is Heber a common name?
Heber is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heber most popular?
Heber reached peak popularity in 2005, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heber is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heber a male name?
Heber is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heber Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heber Smith, Heber Johnson, Heber Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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