Girls' name · since 2003
Heran
308 babies named Heran in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,635 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Heran currently ranks #4635 among girls' names in America, with 308 babies recorded since 2003.
Heran has 308 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4635 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #15,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,635 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 308 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heran ranks #15,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,635 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 308 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,635 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Heran's 308 recorded births place it above 78.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Heran compares
308 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Heran's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heran | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 308 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Heran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heran's full recorded timeline at 2017, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Heran by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (157 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Heran's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Heran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 157 births (51% of all-time use).
Heran by state
Where Heran concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
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- Minnesota records the most Herans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Heran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.