Boys' name · since 2019

Hiero

Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Hiero, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#34,863 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2019
2010s
peak decade

10 boys have been named Hiero since 2019, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Hiero has 10 recorded births among boys since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2021.

  • #34,863 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 2019
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiero ranks #34,863 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2019, peaking in the 2010s.

#34,863 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2019
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Hiero's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% 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.

Hiero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hiero's full recorded timeline at 2021, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births.

Hiero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2019)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 20192021 5

Hiero by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Hiero's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Hiero births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiero? ▼
Hiero has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,863 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 5 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Hiero sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiero ranks #34,863 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 Hiero most popular? ▼
Hiero was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Hiero been used? ▼
Records for Hiero go back to 2019, giving 3 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Hiero? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hieu, Hien, Hiep. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hiero's data

  • Hiero's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hiero

Nearby Names Like Hiero

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

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#8425 836 births
Hien Boy
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Hiep Boy
120 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hiero: 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, 2019–2021 (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 Hiero 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.