Heru
Heru is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Heru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heru is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Egyptian Mythology
The Story of Heru
The earliest SSA record of Heru as a baby boy name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Heru — #3,889 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Herus. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,601 among baby boy names with 12 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 271 Herus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Heru
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Heru. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Horos
- Horus
Names that sound like Heru
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Heru
Heru is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 271 births in the dataset. Heru's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Heru'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.