Given name & surname
Heer
“resembling a diamond”
Heer is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a diamond.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling a diamond.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Heer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 272
- 0 boys · 272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,407 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,407 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,982 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.
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