Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Hestia is associated with the goddess of the hearth.
Hestia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 0 boys · 72 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,701 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,701 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hestia’s family of names
Hestia has a related form in Hestea. Hestia has a related form in Hesteah. Hestia has a related form in Hestiah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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