Hercules
Hercules was the 4921st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1291st; the most babies were born in 2023 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 451 places. More babies were named Hercules in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,921 boys, up 1,846 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202330 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,320babies recorded
Hercules popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,921 | 20 |
| 2020 | #6,767 | 12 |
| 2010 | #12,961 | 5 |
| 2000 | #8,526 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,622 | 5 |
| 1980 | #5,156 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #1,877 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,674 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,761 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,855 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,564 | 24 |
| 1910 | #1,699 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hercules, counting every spelling?
Hercules has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hercules?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hercules (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hercules born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hercules.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hercules?
About 700 people born in the US named Hercules are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 10 and 68. That makes Hercules mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hercules by state
How common Hercules was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Hercules
How popular is the name Hercules?
Hercules was the 4921st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1291st; the most babies were born in 2023 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 451 places. More babies were named Hercules in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Hercules a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hercules in the US.
Where is Hercules most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hercules was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.