Names Like Hercules — Find Similar Baby Names
Hercules is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Son Of Zeus)”. This page collects 103 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Hermes, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -les like Oles and Jules, and names sharing the “zeus” concept like Aegis and Amalthea.
For the full Hercules profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hercules page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hercules
1 baby names that differ from Hercules by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes | 3 | Myth Name (Messenger Of The Gods) | Greek | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Hercules’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
8-Letter H-Names Like Hercules
24 names that share Hercules's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hercules's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Hercules
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Hercules.
Names That Rhyme with Hercules
18 baby names that share Hercules's last 3 letters — -les. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oles | Defender Of Man | Greek | Male |
| Jules | Youthful | French | Male |
| Miles | Merciful. | English | Male |
| Myles | Servant | Irish | Male |
| Niles | People's Victory | Finnish | Male |
| Nyles | Champion Form Of Neil. | English | Male |
| Pules | Algonquin Name Meaning "Pigeon." ROZENE | Native American | Female |
| Calles | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Gilles | Shield-Bearer | Greek | Male |
| Pelles | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Stiles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Styles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Welles | Lives By The Spring | English | Male |
| Xarles | Manly | French | Male |
| Charles | A Man. French Variant Of Carl Adopted By The English Since Seventee... | English | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Greek | Male |
| Bersules | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Damocles | Myth Name (A Tyrant Of Syracuse) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Hercules
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hercules — Her-. Good for parents who like Hercules's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hera | Myth Name (Wife Of Zeus) | Greek | Female |
| Hern | Mythical Hunter | English | Male |
| Hero | Myth Name (Priestess Of Aphrodite) | Greek | Female |
| Heru | Myth Name (Sun-God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Herne | Myth Name (A Hunter God) | Celtic | Male |
| Herta | Of The Earth | German | Female |
| Herve | Bitter | English | Male |
| Herald | One Who Proclaims. Also Variant Of Harold Army Commander. | English | Male |
| Herman | Soldier. See Also Harmon. | German | Male |
| Hermes | Myth Name (Messenger Of The Gods) | Greek | Male |
| Hernan | Adventurous. Variant Of Ferdinand. | Spanish | Male |
| Hertha | Of The Earth | English | Female |
| Heraldo | Army Commander. | English | Male |
| Herbert | Illustrious Warrior. | French | Male |
| Hermosa | Beautiful | Spanish | Female |
| Herrick | Army Leader | German | Male |
| Hershel | Deer | Hebrew | Male |
| Hererinc | Hero | Anglo | Male |