Hero
Hero was the 2195th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2085th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 90 places. More babies were named Hero in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,195 boys, up 135 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,025babies recorded
Hero popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,768 | #2,195 | 5 | 65 |
| 2020 | #9,169 | #2,330 | 11 | 58 |
| 2010 | #15,676 | #4,415 | 6 | 22 |
| 2000 | #11,108 | — | 8 | — |
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How popular is Hero, counting every spelling?
Hero is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,483 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,195 for Hero on its own. Together these spellings went to 108 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hero | 65 | #2,195 | 333 |
| Hiro | 43 | #2,902 | 291 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hero?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hero (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hero 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hero.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hero?
About 800 people born in the US named Hero are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Hero a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Hero by state
How common Hero was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 46 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
These names rose and fell in step with Hero: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hero, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hero
How popular is the name Hero?
Hero was the 2195th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2085th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 90 places. More babies were named Hero in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hero a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Hero in the US.
Where is Hero most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hero was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.