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Why parents love Hera- Hera IS the queen of ALL the Greek gods.Zeus's wife — the most powerful goddess.Protector of marriage AND childbirth.Two syllables with a powerful, Greek sound: HEER-ah.The most directly queenly goddess name.
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The vibe of Hera
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Origin & history of Hera
Greek Hera (protector/chosen)
→ queen of the gods
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Greek roots
Hera IS the queen of ALL Greek gods — Zeus's wife, protector of marriage AND childbirth.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek mythology.
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Today
Hera remains a beloved choice, ranking #3299 in the US. 878 babies have been named Hera since 1970.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Hera?
2024
peak year
Today, Hera is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3299), with only about 50 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 61 babies were given the name (ranked #2776 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hera has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 878 babies have been registered as Hera since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
61
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,776)
(ranked #2,776)
50
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
500
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
878
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hera5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Hera's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — queenly achievement. People named Hera tend to be powerful, queenly, and gifted at being the queen of ALL the gods.
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Queen of ALL the gods✦
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E5
R9
A1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Hera🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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