Compare two names
Hero and Heru side by side: Hero peaked in 2022 and Heru in 2017; in 2025 they were given to 70 and 10 babies.
Hero and Heru, year by year
Girls and boys together; Hero solid, Heru dashed.
| Hero | Heru | |
|---|---|---|
| Births 2025 | 70 | 10 |
| Rank 2025 | #2,195 among boys’ names | #7,866 among boys’ names |
| Recorded since 1880 | 1,025 | 257 |
| Peak year | 2022 | 2017 |
| Girls | 21% | 0% |
| Alive, estimated | 1,020 | 255 |
| Median age | 8 | 9 |
Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.