How Many People Are Named Heman?
An estimated 13 people in the United States have the first name Heman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Heman peaked in popularity in 1926 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heman 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 Heman paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Heman is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
13
About 1 in 26,365,718 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1926
9 births
Total Registered
80
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heman
Heman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 80 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Heman as a male name
Ranked #12,831 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Heman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heman span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 34 babies were registered. Heman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heman by Decade
How has Heman 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.
Heman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heman
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heman?
We estimate approximately 13 people named Heman 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 26,365,718 Americans share this first name.
Is Heman a common name?
Heman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 33.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 80 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heman most popular?
Heman reached peak popularity in 1926, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heman is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heman a male name?
Heman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heman Smith, Heman Johnson, Heman 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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