Entry № 1008 · Egyptian origin

Heqet Heqet — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEH-ket /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Egyptian frog goddess of birth"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)

A name that means "egyptian frog goddess of birth".

Heqet (𓆗) is the ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility — depicted as a frog or a woman with a frog's head. She breathed life into newly created bodies and aided women in labor; her midwives wore amulets in her image.

Rare but iconic in Egyptophilia.

Egyptian frog goddess of birth.

The name in its native script.

𓆗𓏏𓏭𓁦
Transliteration
Ḥeqet
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɛ.kɛt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Heqet stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Heqet · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Heqets before her.

Real people
Heqet
Egyptian goddess.
In fiction
Heqet
Egyptian frog goddess.
Egyptian mythology

Names connected to Heqet.

The number behind Heqet.

9

The Humanitarian

Heqet reduces to nine — the number of Egyptian birth.

Why families chose this name.

"Goddess of birth. Five letters. Heqet."
Layla · Mother of one · Luxor