Boys' name · since 1998
Heru
Heru has 257 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Heru currently ranks #7985 among boys' names in America, with 257 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Heru recorded 257 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #7985 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #11,489 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,985 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 257 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heru ranks #11,489 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,985 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 257 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Heru's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Heru compares
257 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Heru's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heru | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Heru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heru's full recorded timeline at 2016, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Heru by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (153 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Heru's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Heru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (60% of all-time use).
Heru by state
Where Heru concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 2.7% |
7 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Heru's data
- Heru's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Herus (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Heru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Heru 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.