Hiro
Boy · HEE-roh · Japanese
Hiro is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “broad, generous; varies by kanji”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Hiro mean?
Japanese: name element written with several kanji
“broad, generous; varies by kanji”
Also used as a short form of longer Japanese names such as Hiroshi and Hiroki.
- Say it
- HEE-roh
Is Hiro a girl's or a boy's name?
Hiro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hiro in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Hiro, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hiro in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Hiro in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Hiro in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Hiro, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,365th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 77 boys. It first appears in the records in 1923.
2025 had fewer boys named Hiro than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Hiro in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hiro in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,098 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,314 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,365 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,578 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,903 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
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