Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hery isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 as a first name in 2020; 214 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.
Hery’s family of names
Hery may belong to the same name family as HERRY. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hery
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Hery, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Donny
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Erich
“ever the ruler”
>99% boys
Jeremi
“one who is exalted by the Lord”
>99% boys
Westly
>99% boys
Rodrick
Rodrick is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Cedrick
Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
>99% boys