Heba is a distinctive choice, ranked #2138 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Heba in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2138
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About the Name Heba
Heba has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 249 places in five years. It was most popular in 2007 at #1126 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Heba is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Heba in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Heba
Heba Elsewedy โ Heba Elsewedy (Arabic: ูุจุฉ ุงูุณููุฏู) is an Egyptian humanitarian who is a prominent figure in the public life of Egypt.
Heba Yazbak โ Heba Yazbak is an Israeli Arab politician, sociologist and academic.
Heba Raouf Ezzat โ Heba Raouf Ezzat is an Egyptian academic, writer and activist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Heba
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Heba per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Heba in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Heba has been fairly steady, ranked #2,138 in 2025 against #2,163 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,126 in 2007.
Heba is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Heba include: Heba Elsewedy, Heba Yazbak and Heba Raouf Ezzat. Short summaries for each appear below.
Heba does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Hebas in the wild.
13
UK babies named Heba (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 25 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Heba
Almost certainly the only Heba in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Heba
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Heba Sheng (died 544), courtesy name Pohu, was a Tiele military general of the Northern Wei and Western Wei during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.
Heba Yue (died February or March 534), Xianbei nickname Adouni, was a Tiele military general of the Northern Wei dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties.