Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Hades is associated with the god of the underworld.
Hades through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 266
- 261 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,901 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +88%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,901 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 82.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hades’s family of names
Hades has a related form in Hadees. Hades has a related form in Hadeez. Hades has a related form in Hadies.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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