Hero
Unisex · Greek
Unisex
Hero is a name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,183rd for boys in the US (65 babies).
What does Hero mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek of English-speakers.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Hero a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hero has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 65 boys in the US.
How popular is Hero in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Hero, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 boys. 3 girls were also named Hero in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Hero than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Hero in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2015, 64% of the babies named Hero in the UK were girls. By 2024 it was 44%, with more boys than girls since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Hero in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Hero in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,183among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 65about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 65 boys in the US were named Hero, making it the 2,183rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,322nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 70 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004. 5 girls were also named Hero in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Hero in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2014, 56% of the babies named Hero in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 7%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Hero in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,183 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2,135 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,078 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,322 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
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