Boys' name · since 1983
Hiren
123 babies named Hiren in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hiren is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 123 have been recorded since 1983.
Hiren has 123 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2002.
- #16,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 123 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiren ranks #16,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hiren's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Hiren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hiren splits its recorded history at 1992: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hiren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2002
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Hiren by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Hiren's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Hiren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (44% of all-time use).
Hiren by state
Where Hiren concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 11 | 8.9% |
11 of 123 births nationwide.
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- Hiren's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2000s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Hirens (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hiren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1983–2002 (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 Hiren 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.