Hades
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning unseen; god of the underworld.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Hades by the numbers
Hades was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hades. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hayesenclosed area or hedged place827 in the US (2017)
- Hadenheather-covered hill; a modern form of Hayden37 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Havensafe place or harbor1,195 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Hades, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Hades
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