Heba
Heba is a female given name: 99% of people named Heba are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Iceland
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,179 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Heba
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Heba," in English, "Guten Tag Heba," in German. Heba is a female given name: about 99% of people named Heba are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Heba,
German
Guten Tag Heba,
French
Bonjour Heba,
Spanish
Estimado/a Heba:
Chinese
Heba您好：
Japanese
Heba様
English
Hi Heba,
German
Hi Heba,
French
Salut Heba,
Spanish
Hola Heba,
Chinese
Heba你好：
Japanese
Hebaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,179 female · 1,179 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Heba a male or female name?
Heba is a female given name: 99% of people named Heba are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Heba in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Heba," in English, "Guten Tag Heba," in German. Heba is a female given name: about 99% of people named Heba are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Heba a unisex name?
Heba is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Heba are men. Heba leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Heba a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heba (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_heba,
title = {Is Heba a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heba},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}