Given name & surname
Hera
Hera is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Faroese, Icelandic, and Māori.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In Māori usage, Hera developed from Sarah.
The story
In mythological stories, Hera is associated with the wife of Zeus, and the goddess of marriage and childbirth.
Hera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 942
- 0 boys · 942 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,730 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,730 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 776 as a first name in 2020; 231 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.
Hera’s family of names
In Māori usage, Hera developed from the English form Sarah. Hera has a related form in Herah. In Māori usage, Hera has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sarah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hera
- Hera BjörkIcelandic singerborn 1972
- Hera HilmarIcelandic actressborn 1988
- Hera HjartardóttirIcelandic/New Zealand musicianborn 1983
- Hera DesiIndonesian badminton playerborn 1992
- Hera Lindsay BirdNew Zealand poetborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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