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The baby name He is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Hé (2nd tone) — roughly 'huh' with a rising tone; Hè (4th tone) — roughly 'huh' with a falling tone. Cantonese romanization of 何 is 'Ho'..

He is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Mandarin pinyin: Hé (2nd tone) — roughly 'huh' with a rising tone; Hè (4th tone) — roughly 'huh' with a falling tone. Cantonese romanization of 何 is 'Ho'.

What is the meaning of the name He ?

The baby name He is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Hé (2nd tone) — roughly 'huh' with a rising tone; Hè (4th tone) — roughly 'huh' with a falling tone. Cantonese romanization of 何 is 'Ho'..

He is Chinese in Origin.

Used in English as a transliteration from Mandarin, He represents several Chinese characters with different tones and senses. Common forms include Hé (何, “what; surname”), Hé (和, “harmony; peace”), Hé (河, “river”), Hé (荷, “lotus”), Hè (贺, “to congratulate”), Hè (鹤, “crane”), and Hè (赫, “brilliant, illustrious”). As a single-character given name or part of a compound name, it is unisex and its meaning depends on the chosen graph.

In historical and modern usage, He is widespread as a surname - particularly 何, attested since the Zhou era - and appears in notable bearers such as He Xiangning. Romanization varies by system and dialect: standard Hanyu Pinyin writes He, while Cantonese typically yields Ho; older Wade–Giles also renders Ho. Tone marks (Hé/Hè) are sometimes added to clarify pronunciation. Related forms in compound names include Hee in some Southeast Asian spellings. The simplicity and auspicious readings like “harmony” make it a favored element.

He has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name He

Emperor He of Han Royal · Born 79 · Eastern Han He was most famous for serving as emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty, ruling China from 88 to 106. Known as Emperor He of Han, he was the 4th emperor of the Eastern Han and the 20th emperor of the Han dynasty overall.

He – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MA Boys 0 #6 3 26
MA Girls 0 #8 2 18
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
CN 0 #60 26 3,857
AF 0 #73 4 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
AF Girls 0 #90 5 2,402
TW 0 #97 7 4,523
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CN Boys 0 #125 263 9,639
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IQ 0 #126 8 3,533
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
CN Girls 0 #146 283 8,829
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
MO Boys 0 #198 26 5,842
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
BD 0 #214 14 5,992
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
MO Girls 0 #220 32 7,056
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
TW Boys 0 #225 17 7,111
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
NA Girls 0 #229 9 7,146
EG Boys 0 #234 1,831 15,035
SG 0 #244 26 11,010
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
TW Girls 0 #264 13 8,139
AF Boys 0 #266 9 3,535
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SA 0 #286 10 10,560
AL Boys 0 #289 10 5,122
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
JP Boys 0 #297 7 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
EG 0 #305 99 6,387
QA Girls 0 #305 12 15,378
MY 0 #319 12 12,352
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
HK 0 #338 11 8,483
EG Girls 0 #339 1,182 14,742
PL Girls 0 #343 12 5,096
MU Boys 0 #348 10 8,477
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
IQ Girls 0 #352 159 11,303
MU Girls 0 #355 8 8,539
GH Boys 0 #356 6 8,138
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
SG Girls 0 #369 225 18,916
PH Boys 0 #371 13 11,440
BD Girls 0 #376 11 8,413
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
JO Boys 0 #384 6 7,057
YE 0 #393 6 8,639
TN 0 #402 616 13,765
Germany 0 #404 34 2,542
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
SD Boys 0 #410 36 10,523
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
OM Girls 0 #416 9 15,987
Austria Boys 0 #421 22 2,180
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
HK Boys 0 #443 85 12,905
GT Boys 0 #465 10 7,625
PA Boys 0 #468 14 9,305
PT Girls 0 #468 4 7,952
SG Boys 0 #468 236 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #471 201 13,071
LY 0 #472 64 12,703
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
RU Boys 0 #485 21 12,621
HK Girls 0 #486 130 16,104
RU Girls 0 #487 12 11,913
KW Girls 0 #489 27 19,177
IR Boys 0 #501 52 10,162
CR Girls 0 #506 27 11,342
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
IR Girls 0 #510 21 8,334
PA Girls 0 #512 7 9,861
AE Girls 0 #532 22 20,968
BH 0 #538 16 17,937
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
BD Boys 0 #543 34 10,045
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
BO Boys 0 #615 8 9,244
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
CL Boys 0 #644 22 13,390
LB 0 #646 13 13,263
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
QA Boys 0 #686 22 18,093
SY 0 #707 22 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #721 118 4,949
KW Boys 0 #739 31 18,755
MA 0 #764 385 20,986
SA Girls 0 #770 166 25,931
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
Germany Boys 0 #822 131 5,697
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
PE Boys 0 #839 40 14,506
OM Boys 0 #850 32 17,948
CO Boys 0 #855 66 15,656
NL Boys 0 #891 61 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #896 35 5,610
MY Girls 0 #900 95 24,821
MY Boys 0 #902 211 25,439
CL Girls 0 #907 9 14,098
NL Girls 0 #924 32 5,933
NG Boys 0 #933 19 16,906
MX Boys 0 #944 39 16,355
Spain Girls 0 #954 30 5,561
IN Boys 0 #975 27 16,750
BR Girls 0 #985 8 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
DZ 0 #1,031 146 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,062 31 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,063 16 16,140
TR 0 #1,110 102 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,126 16 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,155 24 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,259 9 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,360 87 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,373 99 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,392 223 28,008

He is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about He

He is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
He is a one syllable name, pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Hé (2nd tone) — roughly 'huh' with a rising tone; Hè (4th tone) — roughly 'huh' with a falling tone. Cantonese romanization of 何 is 'Ho'..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 何, 贺, 和, 合, 赫 and Ho (Cantonese).
Across languages, He has these equivalents: ≈ English 'Harmony' or names meaning 'peace' (e.g., Irene), ≈ names meaning 'bright/illustrious' (e.g., Lucius, Clare), ≈ celebratory/congratulatory sense (no single direct English-name equivalent).
He is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.
Yes — 1 notable people named He are in our database, including Emperor He of Han (Royal).