Baby name

Hero

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21% girls / 79% boys

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Rising name

Hero peaked in 2021, when 1 baby in 48,428 was given the name. The rise continues, up 72% on the previous ten years. In 2025, it ranked No. 2183. 49% of all babies named Hero since 1880 were born in the 2020s.

806births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 2078rank at its peak, in 2021

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

Decade	Girls	Boys
2000s	49%	51%
2010s	24%	76%
2020s	11%	89%