Hades
Hades is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Hades
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hades is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Hades
The earliest SSA record of Hades as a baby boy name dates back to 2006, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Hades — #3,201 in the national rankings. About 73% of every Hades on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hades ranks #3,929 for baby boys with 28 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). All told, over 275 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hades
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hades. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Haides
Names that sound like Hades
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hades
Hades is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 275 births in the dataset. Hades's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #3,201. Use the chart and map above to compare Hades's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.