Given name & surname
Hemen
“a faithful man”
Hemen is a variant of Heman. One Hebrew interpretation is “a faithful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hemen is a variant of Heman. One Hebrew interpretation is “a faithful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hemen is a variant of Heman. An origin associated with Heman is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hemen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 199
- 0 boys · 199 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,696 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +234%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,696 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.