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Heru

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Heru has been given to about 257 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 255
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Heru per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 27
  • Born in 202510
  • All time257

How popular is Heru?

Its best year was 2017, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3917th. The typical living American called Heru is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Heru

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Henry0.53
  2. Tru0.55
  3. Dru0.55
  4. Henri0.53
  5. Herman0.45
  6. Hernan0.45
  7. Henrik0.45
  8. Hermon0.45

Middle names for Heru

Ranked by flow score
  1. Heru Paul0.83
  2. Heru John0.83
  3. Heru Lee0.83
  4. Heru Dean0.82
  5. Heru Blake0.82
  6. Heru Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Heru

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lochlanbrother · 0.82
  2. Khaleesisister · 0.82
  3. Emilianasister · 0.82
  4. Matheobrother · 0.82
  5. Kaisenbrother · 0.82
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.82

Where Heru is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Heru White0.78
    2. Heru Reyes0.78
    3. Heru Moore0.78
    4. Heru Lee0.78
    5. Heru Green0.78
    6. Heru Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Heru

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.