Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Heber
“enclave”·“a partner or companion”
Heber is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “enclave” (Hebrew) and “a partner or companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewחבר
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “enclave” (Hebrew) and “a partner or companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Heber appears in Genesis 46:17, Numbers 26:45, Judges 4:24.
- Genesis 46:17
- Numbers 26:45
- Judges 4:24
From biblical name research
Heber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,163
- 3,163 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,601 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,601 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 81 in 2005. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,134 as a first name in 2020; 1,056 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Heber’s family of names
Heber has a related form in Hebar. Heber has a related form in Hebir. Heber has a related form in Hebor.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Heebyrvariant
- Hebyrvariant
- Heebirvariant
- Hebirvariant
- Heeburvariant
- Heburvariant
- Heeborvariant
- Heborvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Heber
- Heber J. GrantPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1856-1945)
- Heber OliveiraBrazilian association football playerborn 1983
- HéberBrazilian association football player (born 1991)
- Heber GarcíaVenezuelan footballerborn 1997
- Heber VieraUruguayan athletics competitor (born 1979)
- Heber R. BishopAmerican businessman and art collector (1840–1902)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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