Hero

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 22% girls / 78% boys

Meaning

Hero is a given name of Ancient Greek origin meaning "hero". When occurring in English discussions of classical literature, it is sometimes transliterated as Hērō. The Ancient Greeks roːɹoʊˈro/.

From Wikipedia

Hero first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 70 babies (rank #2,085 that year). In 2024 it was given to 60 boys (rank #2,342). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Hero

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hero yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

953
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
70
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20045#12,010
200510#7,319
20067#9,950
200720#4,698
20087#10,275
200914#6,222
201022#4,415
201115#5,776
201219#4,922
201321#4,524
201416#5,565
201558#2,283
201651#2,489
201753#2,431
201848#2,622
201949#2,637
202058#2,328
202170#2,085
202269#2,142
202367#2,157
202460#2,342