Hercules
About Hercules
The name Hercules peaked for boys at #1291 in 1908. The name is most popular in Hawaii, California, and Texas.
3 syllables.
As of September 2026, Hercules ranked #4921 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1291 in 1908.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,134 | 25 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,684 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | #4,609 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | #3,743 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,921 | 20 | 11.7 |
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Famous Herculess
- Hercules Brabazon Brabazon
English painter
- Hercules Burnett
American baseball player
- Hércules Florence (born Antoine Hercule Romuald Florence)
French,Brazilian painter and photographer
- Herculez Gomez
American soccer player
- Hercules Kyvelos
Greek,Canadian boxer
- Hercules Linton
Scottish surveyor and shipbuilder
- Hercules Mulligan
American spy during the Revolutionary War
- (Charles) Hercules Read
British archaeologist and curator
- Hercules George Robert Robinson
1st Baron Rosmead, 5th Governor of Hong Kong
- Hércules de Brito Ruas
Brazilian footballer
- Hércules de Miranda
Brazilian footballer
- Hercules Huncks
English soldier and regicide of King Charles I of England
- Hercules Seghers
Dutch painter and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age
- Hercules Langford Taylour
Irish soldier and politician
- Hercules
slave and chef to U.S. President George Washington
- Hercules Hernandez
ring name of Raymond Fernandez, American pro wrestler
- Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight)
English singer,songwriter
Hercules in pop culture
- Hercules
Roman version of the name of a demigod in Geek mythology who performed 12 labors, basis for characters in Disney's "Hercules," a Marvel Comics superhero, and a minor character in Rick Riordan's "Heroes of Olympus" series
- Barry Hercules
character in puppet TV series Star Fleet/X Bomber
- "Hercules
Hercules!" Eddie Murphy line in "The Nutty Professor"
- "Hercules
" song by Sara Bareilles
- Hercules poirot
The famous Belgium detective written by Agatha Christie
Variations & nicknames
- HeraklesGreek
- ErcoleItalian
- HerakleesGreek
- HerculanoSpanish
- HerculeFrench