Hero
How to say it: HEE-roh · /ˈhiːroʊ/
Greek 'hero, protector' - mythological name of Leander's lover, used for girls and boys.
Hero was the 1,327th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 70 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 21% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,239 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,327 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 70 |
| Share of births | 1 in 29,339 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −21% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,239 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,664 among boys’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hero is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hero is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, German, Greek.
In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Hero
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin (born 1997)British model and actor
- Hero of ByzantiumName used to refer to the anonymous Byzantine author of two treatises
- Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (born 1948)First Lady of Iraq
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Hero is the heroine of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (falsely accused, fakes death, vindicated); literary audiences will hear the Sha
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