Why Hercules Rocks?

What secrets hide behind “Hercules” that makes it rock? Your first name is more than just a name!

The name “Hercules” is of Greek origin. It’s a name commonly given to boys.

Your name in reverse order is “Selucreh.” A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give ‘Lehcesru.’ How do you pronounce that?

Secret Meaning of Hercules

The true meaning of ‘Hercules’ cannot be described with just a few words. Your name is your destiny, heart’s desire, and personality. Hercules is a name that implies a pioneering spirit. You are a natural born leader, highly focused, and achievement oriented. Enduring hardship to try out new things come naturally to you. It frustrates you to do too many unimportant activities. You can do things and make decisions by yourself. You are also energetic and confident.

Your heart’s desire is to live a stable and well-organized life. You can’t help to be a systematic organizer. Order over chaos is your favorite mantra. Structure is more important to you than freedom. You’re a natural problem solver and don’t mind getting your hands dirty. You work most of the time and find it difficult to stop working to do other things. You dislike change, especially to your daily routine.

When people hear the name Hercules, they perceive you as someone who is sympathetic, compassionate, and generous. People feel comfortable with and count on you for support. You don’t care about fashion and are often shabbily dressed. Others see you as a maternal or paternal figure.

Money comes and goes for you. Your vision can make you a lot of money and tend to lose it fast. You learn through experience and not easily discouraged. The second brain in your gut makes you alert, aware, watchful and prefers to be alone. Try to spend some of your time outdoors.

Your most likely vocation: engineer, writer, composer of music, teacher, designer, architect, planner, president of a society, curator, librarian, keeper of department store.

Lucky colors: All yellows, ocher, bronze, gold, orange

Lucky gem(s): Yellow diamond, citrine, amber, and topaz

Lucky day(s): Sunday

Lucky botanicals: Borage, chamomile, eyebright, lavender, Saint-John’s-wort, sorrel, thyme

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Is The Name Hercules Popular?

“Hercules” is not a popular baby boy’s name in South Carolina as reported in the 1959 U.S. Social Security Administration data (ssa.gov). Imagine that, only 10 babies in South Carolina have the same name as you in 1959. A total of only 22 babies also bear the same first name during that year in the U.S. From 1880 to 2023, the highest recorded use of this name was in 2023 with a total of 30 babies.

Since 1880 up to 2023, the name “Hercules” was recorded 1,287 times in the SSA public database. Using the UN World Population Prospects for 2023, that’s more than enough Herculeses to occupy the country of Holy See (Vatican) with an estimated population of 518.

The name first appeared in the year 1908 and given to six newborn babies. (See FAQ)

Unfortunately, it seems like this name is unpopular.

For the past eight decades (1944 to 2023), the name “Hercules” was recorded 775 times in the SSA database.

What’s Next?

Now you know why your first name rocks. Time to show your creativity! Try exploring the names of everyone you know including friends, cousins, neighbors, classmates, co-workers, or your pets. Even your favorite anime, TV, or movie characters. Remember, this is purely just for fun.

Hercules, are you proud of your name? Let’s put that to the ultimate test! Share this page on your social media of choice. Don’t forget to tag your friends. It’s okay to brag about something once in a while.

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