Recorded 1983–2002 Boys' name Peak 1988 123 births

Hiren — boys' name

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.

1980s501990s542000s19
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Hiren was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Hiren in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hiren

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Hiren between 1983 and 2002, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hiren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hiren performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hiren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hiren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hiren 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 123 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.

Hiren at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

123

Since 1983

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1983

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2002

Hiren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1983

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 2002199719941991198819841983 7

Hiren by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 44% of Hiren's all-time total
1980s501990s542000s19

Hiren by state

Where Hiren concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hiren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
11 8.9%
New Jersey share of Hiren's total US births 8.9%

11 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiren?
123 babies have been named Hiren since 1983. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Hiren most popular?
Hiren was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Hiren most popular?
The top states for the name Hiren are New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Hiren been used?
Hiren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 20 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Hiren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiram, Hiroshi, Hiro, Hiroki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–2002 (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.