Hero
A unisex name of Greek origin, ranked #2,183 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #2,183
- Best ever
- #2,079 in 2021
- US births since 1880
- 1,025
- Born in 2025
- 70
- Trend
- Stable last 10 years
- Given to
- 79% boys
Meaning
- Protector
First appears in Shakespeare. That is where the name is recorded, not where it comes from.
Etymology
Greek Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite in the Hero and Leander legend. Related to the name of the goddess Hera.
Births 2000–2025
Peak 82 in 2022. Stable over the last ten years.