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Hero Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hero?

The rare name Hero was the 2,672nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Hero, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2,306 in 2015 with 57 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Hero in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2003.

Hero, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2011-2015.

Sometimes the name Hero has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Hero popularity headed?

Hero's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

Hero's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Hero has risen significantly.

The name Hero is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Hero (Girl)Hero (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 11 9,333 46 2,672
2017 6 14,745 53 2,426
2016 22 5,854 50 2,527
2015 12 9,142 57 2,306
2014 20 6,282 16 5,556
2013 8 12,402 21 4,518
2012 8 12,635 19 4,915
2011 12 9,363 15 5,772
2010 6 15,656 22 4,411
2009 < 5 -- 14 6,215
2008 10 11,084 7 10,265
2007 5 18,645 20 4,695
2006 5 18,165 7 9,944
2005 9 11,233 10 7,317
2004 7 13,243 5 12,005
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.