Worldwide, Hēl (Heil 
, Hēl ) is a rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly first name. The first name Hēl is characteristic of Austria, where it is a rare male name, Israel, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare male name. Much more frequently, Hēl is the last name as well as the forename.