Recorded 1918–2013 Boys' name Peak 1993 272 births

Heraclio — boys' name

272 babies named Heraclio in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s101940s51950s121960s131970s411980s651990s492000s512010s10
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Heraclio was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

14 babies were named Heraclio in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heraclio

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Heraclio between 1918 and 2013, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heraclio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heraclio performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Heraclio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Heraclio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heraclio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 272 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heraclio at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

272

Since 1918

96 years of records

Peak year

1993

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1918

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2013

Heraclio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1918

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1993)
14
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Heraclio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 24% of Heraclio's all-time total
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Heraclio by state

Where Heraclio concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Heraclio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 12.9%
#2 California
18 6.6%
Texas share of Heraclio's total US births 12.9%
Even split

35 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heraclio?
272 babies have been named Heraclio since 1918. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1993 with 14 births.
When was Heraclio most popular?
Heraclio was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Heraclio most popular?
The top states for the name Heraclio are Texas (35 births), California (18 births).
How long has the name Heraclio been used?
Heraclio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 96 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Heraclio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herbert, Herman, Herschel, Hershel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.