Hero

Rank 2,139th Boy Name

In 2022, the name Hero was 2,139th most popular baby name for boys and 4,068th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 81 babies were named Hero in the United States. The gender distribution for "Hero" is 84% male and 16.1% female.

In 2022, 1 out of every 41,667 babies in the United States were named Hero. Today, the average age of someone named Hero is around 9 years old.

The name "Hero" is not common today.

Pronunciation

Hero is pronounced he-ro in English. The name Hero has 4 letters and 1 or 2 syllables, depending on pronunciation.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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