NameTides

Hero

Hero was the #2,183 boys' name in the US in 2025 (65 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales.

Hero as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Hero as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Hero as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,183 (65)#5,137 (3)—
2024#2,288 (62)#2,444 (9)—
2023#2,147 (67)#3,524 (5)—
2022#2,136 (69)#2,019 (11)—
2021#2,079 (70)#2,125 (10)—
2020#2,323 (58)#2,228 (9)—
2019#2,626 (49)——
2018#2,617 (48)#3,011 (6)—
2017#2,417 (53)#3,449 (5)—
2016#2,477 (51)#2,556 (8)—
2015#2,276 (58)#3,908 (4)#2,139 (7)
2014#5,485 (16)#3,895 (4)#2,133 (7)
2013#4,463 (21)——
2012#4,862 (19)——
2011#5,675 (15)#4,647 (3)—

Hero as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Hero as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Hero as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#14,942 (5)#5,927 (3)
2024#15,293 (5)#3,319 (7)
2023#15,194 (5)#4,710 (4)
2022#8,032 (13)#2,889 (8)
2021#11,146 (8)#3,961 (5)
2020#8,953 (11)—
2019#13,799 (6)#2,286 (11)
2018#9,151 (11)#3,518 (6)
2017#14,124 (6)#3,229 (7)
2016#5,796 (22)#2,966 (8)
2015#8,931 (12)#2,705 (9)
2014#6,207 (20)—
2013#11,969 (8)—
2012#12,199 (8)—
2011#9,150 (12)#5,785 (3)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #2,079.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2004.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Hero were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 330,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hero is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hero by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hero (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HeroCanadaBoys—too few
HeroEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
HeroEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
HeroNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HeroUSGirls#14,9425
HeroUSBoys#2,18365