Hero Boy
How popular is Hero?
#2,183 boy name in 2025
65 baby boys were named Hero in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
1,019living people named Hero (est.)
8median age of people named Hero
1,025babies named Hero since 1880
1 in 47,362US babies born in 2025
Hero popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,183 for boys (▲ 105 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 65 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,275 in 2015, #2,322 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (70 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,078 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 2004 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 87% boys, 13% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Hero is most popular
Babies named Hero per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Hero by decade
Boy names about as popular as Hero
Questions
- Is Hero a boy or girl name?
- Hero is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Hero were boys.
- How popular is the name Hero?
- 65 baby boys were named Hero in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Hero most popular?
- Hero peaked in 2021, when 70 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,078 in 2021.
- How many people are named Hero?
- 1,025 babies have been named Hero in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,019 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Hero most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hero was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.