Entry № 0983 · Greek origin

Hebe Hebe — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEE-bee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Greek goddess of youth (Heracles' wife)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "greek goddess of youth (heracles' wife)".

Hebe (Ἥβη) is the **Greek goddess of eternal youth** — daughter of Zeus and Hera. **Cupbearer of the Olympian gods, serving them nectar and ambrosia** that maintained their immortal youth. **After Heracles' apotheosis, she became his wife on Mount Olympus** and bore him two sons. **"Hebephrenia" — the puberty-onset form of schizophrenia — and the Spanish *jebe* take their names from her.**

Featured throughout Greek mythology.

Eternal youth. Cupbearer of the gods; Heracles' wife after his apotheosis.

The name in its native script.

Ἥβη
Transliteration
Hḗbē
Pronunciation
/ ˈhiː.bi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hebe stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hebe · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hebes before her.

Real people
Hebe Camargo
Brazilian television icon.
1929 – 2012
In fiction
Hebe
Greek goddess of youth.

Names connected to Hebe.

The number behind Hebe.

9

The Humanitarian

Hebe reduces to nine — the number of Greek eternal youth.

Why families chose this name.

"Eternal youth. Four letters. Hebe."
Eleni · Mother of one · Olympus