Heru is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Heru is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,870 for boy births in the United States (and #16,458 across all names), given to 10 babies. Heru was first reported in SSA data in 1998 and peaked in 2017 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #7,870 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #6,603 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,038 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #5,514 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #5,201 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,810 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #4,136 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #3,917 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #4,381 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,784 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,091 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,760 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,179 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,699 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #12,963 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #11,505 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #13,258 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,211 |