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Hercules

HER-kyuh-leez

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'Heracles,' derived from Greek 'Herakles.' The legendary hero's name symbolizes superhuman strength, perseverance, and monumental achievement.”

Popularity Over Time

Hercules US popularity rank over timeRank 13633 in 2011 to rank 1298 in 1908. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1298#7466#13633190819401960198020002024

Hercules is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

HercHercule

Style

GrandStrongBoldLiteraryCelestial

Famous Bearers

  • Hercules (Greek mythology)
  • Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie)
  • Hercules (Disney film)

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Works Everywhere → Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

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Julius

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Orion

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Sirius

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Hadrian

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Atticus

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Romeo

Italian Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across romance and English-speaking cultures.

People Also Ask

From Latin 'Heracles,' derived from Greek 'Herakles.' The legendary hero's name symbolizes superhuman strength, perseverance, and monumental achievement.

Hercules is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Hercules include Herc, Hercule.

Names that pair beautifully with Hercules include Orion, Sirius, Hadrian, Atticus, Romeo.