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Names starting with H

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with H in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #16HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”6,792 babies
  2. #21HazelFrom the word “hazel”6,318 babies
  3. #56Hannah“grace, gracious, graced with child”3,973 babies
  4. #104Hailey“hay + clearing”2,556 babies
  5. #120HallieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #565 in 2015, #120 in 20252,260 babies
  6. #121Hadley“heath + woodland clearing”2,254 babies
  7. #190HavenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #190 vs #1,512 in 20251,642 babies
  8. #276HarmonyFrom the word “harmony”1,123 babies
  9. #309HarlowEditor’s note Used for both: 85% of US babies named Harlow in 2025 were girls981 babies
  10. #334HattieEditor’s note Up from #488 in 2015 to #334 in 2025 in the US923 babies
  11. #340HeidiEditor’s note Up from #343 in 2015 to #340 in 2025 in the US894 babies
  12. #352HopeEditor’s note Down from #225 in 2015 to #352 in 2025 in the US868 babies
  13. #363HelenaEditor’s note Up from #534 in 2015 to #363 in 2025 in the US841 babies
  14. #416Holly“wood, clearing, meadow”751 babies
  15. #418HarleyEditor’s note Used for both: 79% of US babies named Harley in 2025 were girls748 babies
  16. #437Hayden“hay + valley”707 babies
  17. #461HelenEditor’s note Down from #419 in 2015 to #461 in 2025 in the US668 babies
  18. #479HaisleyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,773 in 2015, #479 in 2025643 babies
  19. #511Hanna“grace, gracious, graced with child”580 babies
  20. #543HeavenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #543 vs #1,133 in 2025556 babies
  21. #549HollandEditor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Holland in 2025 were girls550 babies
  22. #569Hadassah“myrtle”529 babies
  23. #595Halle“covered room”491 babies
  24. #612HaloEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,609 in 2015, #612 in 2025477 babies
  25. #657HanaCzech and Hawaiian form of Hannah, meaning “grace, gracious, graced…436 babies
  26. #841HunterFrom the word “hunter”323 babies
  27. #844HoneyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #199 vs #844 in 2025322 babies
  28. #861Haley“hay field”314 babies
  29. #928HadleeVariant of Hadley, meaning “heath + woodland clearing”281 babies
  30. #1,000HarmoniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,000 vs #5,927 in 2025252 babies
  31. #1,000HenleyEditor’s note Used for both: 79% of US babies named Henley in 2025 were girls252 babies
  32. #1,047HarleeEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,047 vs #3,705 in 2025237 babies
  33. #1,071HarrietEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1921, with 2,389 babies; 226 in 2025226 babies
  34. #1,132HollisEditor’s note 206 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales206 babies
  35. #1,163HeavenlyEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 6 babies199 babies
  36. #1,170HadleighVariant of Hadley, meaning “heath + woodland clearing”198 babies
  37. #1,250Hayley“hay + wood, clearing”179 babies
  38. #1,261Heather“someone living on a heath”177 babies
  39. #1,309HollynEditor’s note 170 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales170 babies
  40. #1,352HaileeVariant of Hayley, meaning “hay + wood, clearing”163 babies
  41. #1,417HayleeVariant of Hayley, meaning “hay + wood, clearing”153 babies
  42. #1,452HafsaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1981, with 5 babies148 babies
  43. #1,452HartleyEditor’s note Used for both: 85% of US babies named Hartley in 2025 were girls148 babies
  44. #1,458HarlemEditor’s note Used for both: 38% of US babies named Harlem in 2025 were girls147 babies
  45. #1,478HosannaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,964 in 2015, #1,478 in 2025145 babies
  46. #1,534HarleighEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 5 babies138 babies
  47. #1,611HonestyEditor’s note 129 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales129 babies
  48. #1,652HailieVariant of Hayley, meaning “hay + wood, clearing”125 babies
  49. #1,692HadassaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1966, with 5 babies121 babies
  50. #1,733Huda“guidance”117 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #5HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records12,020 babies
  2. #17HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records8,583 babies
  3. #116HarrisonEditor’s note Steady in the US: #119 in 2015 and #116 in 20253,072 babies
  4. #130HunterFrom the word “hunter”2,761 babies
  5. #161Hayden“hay + valley”2,268 babies
  6. #162Hayes“brushwood”2,240 babies
  7. #251Harvey“iron + blazing”1,381 babies
  8. #297HoldenEditor’s note Steady in the US: #291 in 2015 and #297 in 20251,140 babies
  9. #354HendrixEditor’s note Up from #442 in 2015 to #354 in 2025 in the US933 babies
  10. #377Hugo“thought, mind, spirit”837 babies
  11. #409Hector“holding fast”779 babies
  12. #413HankEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #413 vs #3,256 in 2025776 babies
  13. #485Hezekiah“Yahu is My Strength”621 babies
  14. #541Hamza“lion”556 babies
  15. #617HarlanEditor’s note Up from #822 in 2015 to #617 in 2025 in the US454 babies
  16. #625Hassan“doer of good”447 babies
  17. #675Houston“Hugh s town”402 babies
  18. #732Hugh“heart, mind”360 babies
  19. #736Huxley“woodland clearing, glade”357 babies
  20. #775HarryEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 9,896 babies; 329 in 2025329 babies
  21. #795HazielEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #795 vs #2,664 in 2025317 babies
  22. #893HollisEditor’s note Used for both: 56% of US babies named Hollis in 2025 were boys266 babies
  23. #929HaloEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #5,507 in 2015, #929 in 2025253 babies
  24. #929HeathEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1974, with 1,249 babies; 253 in 2025253 babies
  25. #970HarlemEditor’s note Used for both: 62% of US babies named Harlem in 2025 were boys236 babies
  26. #991Harold“army + ruler, authority”230 babies
  27. #1,002Howard“high + guard”226 babies
  28. #1,060HenrikEditor’s note About 1 in 8,300 US boys in the 2025 records. 6 letters, ending in -ik like Malik and Erik206 babies
  29. #1,081HarleyEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1994, with 789 babies; 199 in 2025199 babies
  30. #1,145Hasan“fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”184 babies
  31. #1,212HarlowEditor’s note Used for both: 15% of US babies named Harlow in 2025 were boys167 babies
  32. #1,297Harris“patronymic suffix”150 babies
  33. #1,305HaidenEditor’s note Used for both: 81% of US babies named Haiden in 2025 were boys149 babies
  34. #1,323HansShort form of Johannes, meaning “God is gracious”146 babies
  35. #1,341HadiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #438 vs #1,341 in 2025142 babies
  36. #1,352HavenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,352 vs #2,952 in 2025139 babies
  37. #1,366HollandEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,366 vs #5,137 in 2025136 babies
  38. #1,409HuxtonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,591 in 2015, #1,409 in 2025129 babies
  39. #1,425HazeEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,425 vs #3,684 in 2025126 babies
  40. #1,443HamptonEditor’s note Used for both: 77% of US babies named Hampton in 2025 were boys124 babies
  41. #1,499HakeemEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1971, with 9 babies117 babies
  42. #1,634HanselEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -el like Samuel and Michael103 babies
  43. #1,634Hiram“high-born”103 babies
  44. #1,708HenriEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ri like Amari and Kamari95 babies
  45. #1,778HaroonEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #529 vs #1,778 in 202590 babies
  46. #1,778HazenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,778 vs #4,275 in 202590 babies
  47. #1,808HonorEditor’s note Used for both: 54% of US babies named Honor in 2025 were boys88 babies
  48. #1,867HumbertoEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1992, with 381 babies; 84 in 202584 babies
  49. #1,886HusseinEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 6 babies83 babies
  50. #1,906HuckEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2004, with 6 babies82 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #23HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”1,367 babies
  2. #29HallieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #206 in 2015, #29 in 20251,246 babies
  3. #59HarrietEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #59 vs #1,071 in 2025757 babies
  4. #71HazelFrom the word “hazel”638 babies
  5. #105Hannah“grace, gracious, graced with child”439 babies
  6. #130HeidiEditor’s note Down from #80 in 2015 to #130 in 2025 in England & Wales376 babies
  7. #144HanaCzech and Hawaiian form of Hannah, meaning “grace, gracious, graced…341 babies
  8. #153HattieEditor’s note Up from #263 in 2015 to #153 in 2025 in England & Wales325 babies
  9. #169Holly“wood, clearing, meadow”285 babies
  10. #180HopeEditor’s note Down from #144 in 2015 to #180 in 2025 in England & Wales276 babies
  11. #199HoneyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #199 vs #844 in 2025253 babies
  12. #201HafsaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #201 vs #1,452 in 2025250 babies
  13. #275HawaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #275 vs #1,808 in 2025165 babies
  14. #281HibaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #649 in 2015, #281 in 2025162 babies
  15. #284HaniyaEditor’s note Up from #320 in 2015 to #284 in 2025 in England & Wales161 babies
  16. #316Halle“covered room”138 babies
  17. #325HarlowEditor’s note Used for both: 58% of England & Wales babies named Harlow in 2025 were girls133 babies
  18. #329HelenaEditor’s note Down from #300 in 2015 to #329 in 2025 in England & Wales131 babies
  19. #335HalimaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #335 vs #1,902 in 2025129 babies
  20. #337HoorainEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,114 in 2015, #337 in 2025128 babies
  21. #352Hanna“grace, gracious, graced with child”122 babies
  22. #371Hailey“hay + clearing”115 babies
  23. #394HaniaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,240 in 2015, #394 in 2025106 babies
  24. #396Huda“guidance”105 babies
  25. #413HawwaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #871 in 2015, #413 in 202598 babies
  26. #419HollieVariant of Holly, meaning “wood, clearing, meadow”97 babies
  27. #426HayaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #965 in 2015, #426 in 202595 babies
  28. #439HarleyEditor’s note Used for both: 20% of England & Wales babies named Harley in 2025 were girls91 babies
  29. #478Hayley“hay + wood, clearing”83 babies
  30. #478HenriettaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #478 vs #2,645 in 202583 babies
  31. #538HarmonyFrom the word “harmony”74 babies
  32. #580HafsahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #580 vs #4,661 in 202568 babies
  33. #650HumairaEditor’s note Up from #686 in 2015 to #650 in 2025 in England & Wales59 babies
  34. #667Harper-RoseEditor’s note Up from #702 in 2015 to #667 in 2025 in England & Wales56 babies
  35. #667HusnaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #667 vs #2,957 in 202556 babies
  36. #684HaleemaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #684 vs #5,722 in 202554 babies
  37. #705HelenEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 435 babies; 52 in 202552 babies
  38. #763HidayahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #763 vs #5,238 in 202548 babies
  39. #792HadiyaEditor’s note Up from #845 in 2015 to #792 in 2025 in England & Wales46 babies
  40. #792Heather“someone living on a heath”46 babies
  41. #834HayatTurkish, meaning “life”43 babies
  42. #845HiraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #845 vs #5,238 in 202542 babies
  43. #863HalaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #863 vs #2,933 in 202541 babies
  44. #922Hallie-MaeEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #922 in 202538 babies
  45. #922HavanaEditor’s note Up from #1,362 in 2015 to #922 in 2025 in England & Wales38 babies
  46. #951HarriettEditor’s note Down from #708 in 2015 to #951 in 2025 in England & Wales37 babies
  47. #973HaneenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #973 vs #3,903 in 202536 babies
  48. #983Hadley“heath + woodland clearing”35 babies
  49. #997HettieEditor’s note Down from #517 in 2015 to #997 in 2025 in England & Wales34 babies
  50. #1,028HadiaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,028 vs #4,172 in 202533 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #13HenryEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #13 in 2015 and #13 in 20252,295 babies
  2. #19HarryEditor’s note Down from #3 in 2015 to #19 in 2025 in England & Wales1,718 babies
  3. #43HudsonEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #176 in 2015, #43 in 20251,204 babies
  4. #46Hugo“thought, mind, spirit”1,094 babies
  5. #50HarrisonEditor’s note Down from #32 in 2015 to #50 in 2025 in England & Wales1,007 babies
  6. #91HunterFrom the word “hunter”595 babies
  7. #129Hamza“lion”385 babies
  8. #138Harvey“iron + blazing”372 babies
  9. #145HarleyEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #52 in 2015, #145 in 2025366 babies
  10. #247Hassan“doer of good”191 babies
  11. #278Hector“holding fast”162 babies
  12. #296Huxley“woodland clearing, glade”153 babies
  13. #306HaiderEditor’s note Up from #420 in 2015 to #306 in 2025 in England & Wales149 babies
  14. #314Hayden“hay + valley”141 babies
  15. #334HussainEditor’s note Up from #393 in 2015 to #334 in 2025 in England & Wales127 babies
  16. #340HarisEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #340 vs #2,421 in 2025125 babies
  17. #342HughieDiminutive of Hugh, meaning “heart, mind”124 babies
  18. #396Harris“patronymic suffix”103 babies
  19. #404HarriEditor’s note Down from #322 in 2015 to #404 in 2025 in England & Wales100 babies
  20. #418HarlowEditor’s note Used for both: 42% of England & Wales babies named Harlow in 2025 were boys96 babies
  21. #422HuzaifaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #422 vs #3,450 in 202595 babies
  22. #438HadiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #438 vs #1,341 in 202589 babies
  23. #448Hasan“fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”86 babies
  24. #452HendrixEditor’s note Up from #577 in 2015 to #452 in 2025 in England & Wales85 babies
  25. #474HarlanEditor’s note Up from #656 in 2015 to #474 in 2025 in England & Wales82 babies
  26. #484HamishForm of James, meaning “May He Heel”80 babies
  27. #497HenleyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #497 vs #2,183 in 202577 babies
  28. #529HaroonEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #529 vs #1,778 in 202573 babies
  29. #529Hugh“heart, mind”73 babies
  30. #563Hashim“breaker of bread”69 babies
  31. #585HakeemEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #585 vs #1,499 in 202566 babies
  32. #615HeathEditor’s note Down from #387 in 2015 to #615 in 2025 in England & Wales61 babies
  33. #650Hadley“heath + woodland clearing”56 babies
  34. #658HimmatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #658 vs #3,583 in 202555 babies
  35. #668HariEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #668 vs #4,396 in 202554 babies
  36. #745HamdanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #745 vs #3,379 in 202546 babies
  37. #782HarunEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #782 vs #2,718 in 202542 babies
  38. #782HerbieEditor’s note Down from #656 in 2015 to #782 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
  39. #798HamzahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #798 vs #2,798 in 202541 babies
  40. #811HerbertEditor’s note Down from #740 in 2015 to #811 in 2025 in England & Wales40 babies
  41. #856Hezekiah“Yahu is My Strength”37 babies
  42. #914HuzaifahEditor’s note Up from #1,074 in 2015 to #914 in 2025 in England & Wales34 babies
  43. #934HusseinEditor’s note Down from #692 in 2015 to #934 in 2025 in England & Wales33 babies
  44. #953HasnainEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #953 vs #6,143 in 202532 babies
  45. #953HenriEditor’s note Down from #482 in 2015 to #953 in 2025 in England & Wales32 babies
  46. #1,007HaadiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,007 vs #8,910 in 202530 babies
  47. #1,066Hayes“brushwood”28 babies
  48. #1,153Hubert“mind + bright, famous”25 babies
  49. #1,197HammadEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,197 vs #5,399 in 202524 babies
  50. #1,197HueyDiminutive of Hugh, meaning “heart, mind”24 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).