Entry № 0328 · Greek origin

Hecate Hecate — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEK-ah-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Far-reaching, far-darting"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "far-reaching, far-darting".

Hecate (Ἑκάτη) is the Greek goddess of magic, crossroads, and the moon. The name derives from hekatos, "far-reaching" or "working from afar."

Hecate is rare as a given name — more often used in literature and witchcraft traditions. She appears in Shakespeare's Macbeth as the queen of witches.

Goddess of magic and crossroads.

The name in its native script.

Ἑκάτη
Transliteration
Hekátē
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɛk.ə.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hecate stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hecate · 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 · —

Hecates before her.

Real people
Hecate
Rare; few well-known bearers.
In fiction
Hecate
Queen of witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
c. 1606 play

Names connected to Hecate.

The number behind Hecate.

9

The Humanitarian

Hecate reduces to nine — the number of triple-goddess wisdom.

Why families chose this name.

"Goddess of magic. Three syllables of moonlit power."
Eleni · Mother of one · Athens