Entry № 0991 · Icelandic origin

Hekla Hekla — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEK-lah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Icelandic

Meaning

"Iceland's famous volcano"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Icelandic)

The meaning

A name that means "iceland's famous volcano".

Hekla is the name of Iceland's most famous volcano — known in medieval Europe as "the Gateway to Hell." The word means "hooded cloak" in Old Norse, describing the volcano's cloud cap. A traditional Icelandic feminine name.

Hekla is widely used in Iceland.

Iceland's volcano. The medieval Gateway to Hell.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Hekla

Transliteration: Hekla
Pronunciation: / ˈhɛk.lə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Hekla stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Hekla · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Heklas before her.

Real people

Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir

Icelandic artist.

born 1969

In fiction

Hekla

Common in Icelandic fiction.

Names connected to Hekla.

Numerology

The number behind Hekla.

The Communicator

Hekla reduces to three — the number of Icelandic volcano.

Parents on Hekla

Why families chose this name.

"Iceland's volcano. Five letters. Hekla."

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