Hero is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4498 for boy births in the United States, given to 70 babies. Hero first appears in the data in 2000 and reached its peak in 2022 (82 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #4,498 |
| 2024 | 67 | #4,671 |
| 2023 | 72 | #4,434 |
| 2022 | 82 | #4,091 |
| 2021 | 78 | #4,159 |
| 2020 | 69 | #4,447 |
| 2019 | 55 | #5,296 |
| 2018 | 59 | #5,026 |
| 2017 | 59 | #5,030 |
| 2016 | 73 | #4,385 |
| 2015 | 70 | #4,526 |
| 2014 | 36 | #7,089 |
| 2013 | 29 | #8,246 |
| 2012 | 27 | #8,843 |
| 2011 | 27 | #8,769 |
| 2010 | 28 | #8,612 |
| 2009 | 14 | #14,515 |
| 2008 | 17 | #12,602 |
| 2007 | 25 | #9,490 |
| 2006 | 12 | #15,837 |
| 2005 | 19 | #10,732 |
| 2004 | 12 | #14,795 |
| 2003 | 5 | #27,475 |
| 2002 | 7 | #21,045 |
| 2001 | 5 | #26,838 |
| 2000 | 8 | #18,599 |