# Hebe (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hebe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “youth”, “prime of life” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhiːbi/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 123 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 123 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 506, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).

## What it means

Hebe is grouped under life.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 5 | 4,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | 14,383 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18,335 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,591 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12,643 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,831 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8,215 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11,243 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6,516 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8,473 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10,082 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12,952 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12,730 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2,338 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,705 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,674 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,869 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,846 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2,073 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2,178 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,346 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2,000 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,278 |

## People named Hebe

- Hebe Camargo, Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012)
- Hebe de Bonafini, Argentine human rights activist
- Hebe Uhart, Argentinian writer (1936-2018)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.