boy's name
Heron
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 712
Heron is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Heron over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 19 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 22 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 60 |
| 1980s | 74 |
| 1990s | 94 |
| 2000s | 131 |
| 2010s | 127 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 117 |
How popular is Heron?
In 2025, Heron was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Heron is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Heron
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Heron also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Heron over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Heron
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Heron — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Heron
How popular is the name Heron?
In 2025, Heron was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Heron a girl's or a boy's name?
Heron is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Heron?
Heron has 2 syllables.
When was Heron most popular?
Heron peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Heron a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Heron currently ranks #3,634 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.