Hemen
Hemen is a falcon god in the Ancient Egyptian religion.
Meaning & Origin of Hemen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hemen is a falcon god in the Ancient Egyptian religion.
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The Story of Hemen
Hemen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2015, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 51 Hemens were born — ranking #3,145 that year. As of 2026, Hemen ranks #3,145 for baby girls with 51 births, rising sharply (+212% over the past five years). In total, more than 268 Hemens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hemen
Hemen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 268 births in the dataset. Hemen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Hemen'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 .
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