US rank #7029 Boys' name Peak 2017 246 births

Heru — #7029 US boys' name

246 babies named Heru in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s112010s1532020s77
#7029
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Heru was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

27 babies were named Heru in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heru

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Heru between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heru currently holds the #7029 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heru performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Heru shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heru in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heru 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 246 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.

Heru at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

246

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2017

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,029

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Heru popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
27
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220091998 5

Heru by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
153 births that decade — 62% of Heru's all-time total
1990s52000s112010s1532020s77

Heru by state

Where Heru concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heru
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 2.8%
New York share of Heru's total US births 2.8%

7 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heru?
246 babies have been named Heru since 1998. It currently ranks #7029 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 27 births.
When was Heru most popular?
Heru was most popular in the 2010s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Heru most popular?
The top states for the name Heru are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Heru been used?
Heru has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Heru?
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, 1998–2024 (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.