Meaning and history
Derived from Greek ἥρως (heros), meaning “hero,” this was the name of a 1st-century Greek inventor from Alexandria, also known as Hero.
20062006: 9 births, rank #7,998
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 19 births, rank #4,901
2009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: 9 births, rank #8,139
20112011: 8 births, rank #8,767
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
2013: 12 births, rank #6,603
2014: 10 births, rank #7,562
2015: 15 births, rank #5,746
20162016: 8 births, rank #8,816
2017: 17 births, rank #5,297
2018: 16 births, rank #5,540
2019: 13 births, rank #6,406
2020: 18 births, rank #5,041
20212021: 17 births, rank #5,338
2022: 21 births, rank #4,701
2023: 16 births, rank #5,666
2024: 24 births, rank #4,321
20252025: 16 births, rank #5,608
In 2025, 16 babies were recorded with the name Heron, ranking #5,608 among boys.