Names starting with H
171 first names starting with H. Each links to meaning and origin.
How Names in This Category Differ
Names starting with H span multiple origins and popularity bands. Distribution follows our dataset: each name is tagged by gender, origin, and usage. Popularity and structure differ—some letters favor short, punchy names; others include longer classical forms. First-letter filtering helps parents narrow by sound and alliteration potential. To choose: compare syllable count with your surname, check origin for cultural fit, and review popularity trends. See Popular names and Trending names for rank context. Filter by gender via boy, girl, or unisex names. Browse by letter, Names by style, and Last name compatibility offer additional filters.
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Top popular and more unique names starting with H.
Short Names Starting With H
- Ha – River; summer; laughter; river water.
- Halo – Ring of light; aura; divine circle.
- Han – Chinese people; vast; brave; gracious.
- Hani – Happy; content; at ease.
- Hao – Good; heroic; vast; noble.
Short names (four letters or fewer) starting with H are easy to spell and remember. They work well as first or middle names and pair with longer surnames. Each name above links to its full meaning, origin, and popularity.
Unique Names Starting With H
- Ha – River; summer; laughter; river water.
- Haadi – Guide; leader; one who shows the way.
- Habib – Beloved; dear one; friend; cherished.
- Habiba – Beloved; dear one; cherished; loved.
- Hadassa – Myrtle tree; fragrant branch.
These names starting with H are less common in current rankings, offering a distinctive choice. Each links to meaning, origin, and popularity so you can compare with more popular options.
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- Ha — River; summer; laughter; river water.
- Haadi — Guide; leader; one who shows the way.
- Habib — Beloved; dear one; friend; cherished.
- Habiba — Beloved; dear one; cherished; loved.
- Hadassa — Myrtle tree; fragrant branch.
- Haden — Heath hill; hay valley.
- Hades — Unseen one; invisible; lord of the underworld.
- Hadjer — Stone; rock; solid foundation; steadfast.
- Hadlee — Heath meadow; field of heather.
- Hadleigh — Heath meadow; heather clearing; heath field.
- Hadley — Heath meadow.
- Hadrian — From Hadria; dark one.
- Hadriel — Splendour of God; majesty of the Lord; glory of God.
- Hafida — Protector; guardian; keeper; preserver.
- Hafsah — Young lioness; gathering.
- Haiden — Heath hill; hay valley.
- Haider — Lion; brave; courageous.
- Haily — Hay meadow; hero's meadow.
- Haiqa — True; genuine; sincere; authentic.
- Haisley — Hazel meadow; hazel wood clearing.
- Hajar — To emigrate; forsaken; flight.
- Hakim — Wise; judge; ruler; physician.
- Halen — Hall; hollow valley; hero.
- Halimatou — Gentle; mild; forbearing; patient one.
- Hallelujah — Praise the Lord; praise Yahweh; glory to God.
- Halo — Ring of light; aura; divine circle.
- Halston — Hollow town; hollow settlement; sunken place.
- Hamdan — Much praise; praised; praiseworthy.
- Hamid — Praiseworthy; praised; laudable.
- Hamilton — Flat-topped hill; treeless hill; crooked hill.
- Hamim — Warm; affectionate; compassionate; kind-hearted.
- Hamish — Supplanter; holder of the heel.
- Han — Chinese people; vast; brave; gracious.
- Hanah — Grace; favour; God has favoured me.
- Hanan — Compassion; mercy; tenderness.
- Haneen — Longing; yearning; tenderness.
- Hani — Happy; content; at ease.
- Haniel — Grace of God; God is my grace.
- Hanif — True believer; upright; devout; monotheist.
- Hanifa — True believer; upright; pure in faith.
- Hannah-marie — Grace; favour; star of the sea; bitter.
- Hannah-rose — Grace and rose; favoured flower; graceful bloom.
- Hans-thomas — God is gracious; twin; gift of God.
- Hansel — God is gracious; little John.
- Hanson — Son of Hans; son of John.
- Hanvika — Goddess Lakshmi; golden one; auspicious.
- Hao — Good; heroic; vast; noble.
- Harbaaz — Eagle; falcon; brave warrior; soaring spirit.
- Hardeep — Light of God; lamp of the Lord; divine radiance.
- Hardil — Heart of God; divine heart.
- Hardit — Given by God; God's gift; divine bestowal.
- Harfateh — God's victory; triumph of the Lord; divine conquest.
- Hargun — Virtue of God; divine excellence.
- Hari — One who removes sin; tawny; Vishnu.
- Hariharan — Vishnu and Shiva; Hari and Hara; dual deity.
- Harinder — Lord of Hari; destroyer of evil; lion of God.
- Harini — Deer; gazelle; feminine of Hari.
- Harir — Silk; fine fabric; soft and delicate.
- Haris — Guardian; protector; cultivator.
- Harjap — Meditation on God; remembrance of the Divine.
- Harjas — Praise of God; glory of the Lord; divine honour.
- Harjass — Glory of God; splendour of the Divine.
- Harjot — Light of God; divine flame; God's radiance.
- Harkaran — Doer of God's work; agent of the Divine.
- Harkirat — Praise of God; singing God's glory; divine hymn.
- Harlee — Hare meadow; long meadow; rock meadow.
- Harleen — Absorbed in God; attuned to the Divine.
- Harleigh — Hare meadow; long meadow; rock meadow.
- Harlen — Army land; rocky land; hare land.
- Harley — Hare meadow; long meadow; rock meadow.
- Harliv — God's love; beloved of God; divine affection.
- Harlyn — Hare land; rocky meadow; army land.
- Harman — Man of the army; soldier; heart's joy.
- Harmeet — Friend of God; beloved of the Divine.
- Harmehar — God's grace; divine mercy; Lord's compassion.
- Harmonie — Harmony; concord; musical agreement.
- Harnaaz — Pride in God; grace of the Divine.
- Harnav — New God; fresh divine light.
- Harneet — God's moral law; divine justice; eternal truth.
- Harnoor — Light of God; divine illumination; God's radiance.
- Harold — Army ruler.
- Harper — Harp player.
- Harriet — Home ruler.
- Harseerat — Conduct of God; character of the Divine.
- Harsha — Joy; happiness; delight; gladness.
- Harshaan — Glory of God; pride of the Divine.
- Harshdeep — Lamp of God; divine light.
- Harshika — Full of joy; happy one; delightful; cheerful.
- Harshita — Full of joy; happy; delighted; blessed with happiness.
- Harshveer — Brave warrior of God; heroic devotion.
- Harsifat — God's will; divine destiny; Lord's purpose.
- Harsimrat — Remembering God; meditating on the Divine.
- Hartaj — Crown of God; glory of the Divine.
- Hartley — Stag meadow; deer clearing; hart's field.
- Haru — Spring; sunlight; clear weather; boundless.
- Harun — Exalted; mountain; Aaron.
- Harveen — God's friend; beloved of God; divine companion.
- Harvey — Battle worthy.
- Harvin — Army friend; battle worthy.
- Haset — Joy; happiness; delight.
- Hashir — One who assembles; gatherer; collector.
- Hasnain — Two Hasans; the two handsome ones.
- Hasrat — Desire; longing; wish; aspiration.
- Havana — From Havana; port city; capital of Cuba.
- Havi — High one; chief; leader; elevated.
- Havilah — Stretch of sand; circle; region of gold.
- Hawa — Eve; living one; source of life.
- Hawksley — Hawk's meadow; clearing of hawks.
- Hayes — Hedged enclosure; hedge dweller; fenced land.
- Hayleigh — Hay meadow; hero's meadow.
- Hazel — Hazel tree.
- Hazel-grace — Hazel tree grace; graceful nut tree; favoured hazel.
- Hazelyn — Hazel meadow; hazel tree clearing.
- Heather — Heather plant.
- Heaven — Paradise; sky; celestial realm.
- Heavenly — Celestial; divine; of heaven.
- Heba — Gift; present; grant.
- Hector — Holding fast.
- Heidy — Of noble kind; noble one.
- Heinrich — Home ruler.
- Helene — Bright; torch.
- Helio — Sun; of the sun.
- Helios — Sun; sun god.
- Hendrik — Home ruler; ruler of the estate.
- Henley — High wood; high clearing; remote meadow.
- Hennessy — Descendant of Aonghus; choice one.
- Henrietta — Home ruler.
- Henry — Home ruler.
- Hensley — Stallion meadow; horse clearing; stud field.
- Hephzibah — My delight is in her; she is my delight; my joy.
- Herbert — Bright army.
- Herman — Army man.
- Hermela — Harmony; unity; togetherness; peace.
- Hermes — Mercury; cairn; interpreter.
- Herschel — Deer; hart.
- Hetvi — Love; affection; well-wishing; intention.
- Hetvik — Handsome; well-formed; purposeful; intentional.
- Hilda — Battle.
- Hillary — Cheerful; happy; merry.
- Hillel — Praise; he praised.
- Himansh — Part of snow; cool; ice fragment; Himalayan.
- Himmat — Courage; ambition; determination.
- Hind — India; group of camels; gazelle.
- Hira — Diamond; cave; darkness.
- Hiyab — Veil; covering; modesty.
- Hoang — Phoenix; yellow; imperial; royal.
- Hodan — Wealthy; rich; prosperous.
- Holden — Hollow valley; deep valley.
- Holland — Land on the ridge.
- Hollis — Holly trees; dweller near holly; holly grove.
- Holt — Wood; grove; small forest.
- Hoorab — Paradise nymph; celestial maiden; water of paradise.
- Hortense — Of the garden; gardener; horticultural.
- Hosea — Salvation; God saves; deliverance.
- Houston — Hugh's town; settlement of Hugh.
- Howard — Heart brave.
- Hridaan — Heart; kind-hearted; generous soul.
- Hubert — Bright heart.
- Hudson — Son of Hugh.
- Hugues — Heart; mind; spirit.
- Hukam — Divine command; God's order; sacred decree.
- Humaira — Reddish; fair; of rosy complexion.
- Humberto — Bright warrior; famous warrior; renowned fighter.
- Hunar — Skill; talent; art; ability.
- Hunter — One who hunts.
- Huntleigh — Hunter's meadow; hunter's clearing.
- Huntley — Hunter's meadow; hunting clearing; hunter's field.
- Hurley — Sea tide; golden chief; sea valour.
- Husna — Beautiful; most beautiful; excellence.
- Huzaifa — Small sheep; little gazelle; companion.
- Hyacinth — Hyacinth flower; blue larkspur; spring bloom.
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