boy's name
Hiro
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,233
Hiro is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hiro 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 | 5 |
| 1920s | 13 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 106 |
| 2010s | 441 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 347 |
How popular is Hiro?
In 2025, Hiro was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hiro 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 Hiro
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hiro also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hiro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hiro
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hiro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hiro
How popular is the name Hiro?
In 2025, Hiro was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Hiro a girl's or a boy's name?
Hiro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hiro?
Hiro has 2 syllables.
When was Hiro most popular?
Hiro peaked in 2016, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hiro a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hiro currently ranks #2,314 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.