Boys' name · since 1991

Hezron

Hezron has 39 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Hezron sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezron has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2018.

  • #23,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 39 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezron ranks #23,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hezron's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hezron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hezron's full recorded timeline at 2015, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hezron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
456789 1991200620112015201620172018 6

Hezron by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 74% of the file).

2010s was Hezron's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Hezron births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hezron? ▼
Hezron has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,877 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Hezron sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezron ranks #23,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hezron most popular? ▼
Hezron was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Hezron been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hezron since 1991 -- 28 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Hezron? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hezekiah, Hezzie, Hezakiah, Hezikiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Hezron

Nearby Names Like Hezron

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hezron

Hezekiah Boy
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Hezzie Boy
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Hezakiah Boy
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Hezikiah Boy
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Hezekiyah Boy
#8812 68 births

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Two nationwide peer axes for Hezron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2018 (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 Hezron 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.