Boys' name · since 1923
Hiro
Hiro has 912 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,891 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 912
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
912 babies have been named Hiro since 1923, making it today's #2891 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiro has been recorded 912 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #2891 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, 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 1923 to 2025.
- #5,449 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,891 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 912 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiro ranks #5,449 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,891 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 912 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,891 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 912
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hiro's 912 recorded births place it above 88.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hiro compares
912 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hiro's all-time total is 147% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hiro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 912 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hiro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hiro's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hiro popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Hiro popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1915 (Hiro as girls' name)
Hiro by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (441 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Hiro's strongest decade.
441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Hiro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
441 births
- 2020s
2020s
347 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 441 births (48% of all-time use).
How Hiro compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hiro's total volume
Hiro by state
Where Hiro concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 21.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
195 of 912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Hiro's data
- Hiro's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (441 total births) through the 2020s (347) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hiros (195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hiro
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hiro
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hiro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Hiro 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.