Heber
2025 SSA
About Heber
Biblical name -- he was an ancestor of Abraham's -- rarely used today but registered on the U.S. popularity list at the end of the 19th century. With the rise of other obscure Old Testament names, just might have a shot at revival.
Pronounced HEE-bur.
As of October 2026, Heber ranked #3601 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #508 in 1891.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,058 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | #3,045 | 38 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | #4,237 | 24 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | #3,408 | 33 | 17.8 |
| 2018 | #3,646 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #3,837 | 28 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | #4,320 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | #3,848 | 28 | 16 |
| 2022 | #3,026 | 41 | 23.5 |
| 2023 | #3,827 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | #3,472 | 33 | 19.2 |
| 2025 | #3,601 | 31 | 18.1 |
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Famous Hebers
- Heber
son of Jehudijah, father of Socho, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:18)
- Heber
grandson of Asher, great,grandson of Jacob (1 Chr. 7:31)
- Heber
descendant of patriarch Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:17)
- Heber
another descendant of the patriarch Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:22)
- Heber the Kenite
husband of Jael (Judges 4:11)
- Reginald Heber (1783
1826), hymnist
- Heber Carl Jentzsch
president of the Church of Scientology International
- Heber J. Grant (1856
1945), former president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter,day Saints