Hiro
Hiro was the 2902nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1907th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 937 places. More babies were named Hiro in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,902 boys, down 526 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201677 babies
- Total since 1880
- 917babies recorded
Hiro popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,902 | 43 |
| 2020 | #2,376 | 56 |
| 2010 | #4,158 | 24 |
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How popular is Hiro, counting every spelling?
Hiro is a spelling of Hero, a name family that ranked #1,483 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,902 for Hiro 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 Hiro?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hiro (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hiro 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hiro.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hiro?
About 900 people born in the US named Hiro are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Hiro 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.
Hiro by state
How common Hiro was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). 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 Hiro: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hiro, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hiro
How popular is the name Hiro?
Hiro was the 2902nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1907th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 937 places. More babies were named Hiro in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hiro a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hiro in the US.
Where is Hiro most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hiro was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Colorado and Texas.