Hiro
About Hiro
Hiro is an apt name for a hero of the show Heroes -- and for our times. Widely used in Japan, sometimes also for girls. Hiroshi is a long form.
Pronounced HEER-o.
As of October 2026, Hiro ranked #2902 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1906 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #913.
Editor's take: The name Hiro is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning "broad, widespread".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,174 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #1,963 | 74 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | #1,906 | 77 | 40.6 |
| 2017 | #2,200 | 61 | 33 |
| 2018 | #2,591 | 49 | 27 |
| 2019 | #2,436 | 55 | 30.7 |
| 2020 | #2,375 | 56 | 32.4 |
| 2021 | #2,600 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | #2,177 | 67 | 38.4 |
| 2023 | #2,328 | 60 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | #2,115 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | #2,902 | 43 | 25.2 |
World rankings
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Hiro on lists
Famous Hiros
- Hiro Mashima
Japanese manga artist
- Hiro Mizushima (born Saito Tomohiro)
Japanese actor
- Hiro Shimono
Japanese voice actor
Hiro in pop culture
- Hiro Nakamura
character on TV's "Heroes"
- Hiro
character in manga "Soul Eater"
- Hiro Protagonist
main character in Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash"
- Hiro Hamada / Hiro Takachiho
character in comic/film "Big Hero 6"
- Hiro Hiyorimi
main character in manga "Princess Resurrection"
- Hiro Granger
a character in the Beyblade series
- Hiro Sohma
a character in the "Fruits Basket" anime and manga series
- Hiroshi Nohara
character in the "Crayon Shin,Chan" series
- Hiro
character from the "Hidamari Sketch" comic strip
- Hiro
main character in "Lunar: Eternal Blue" video game
- Hiro
character in "Ginga Densetsu Weed" series
- Hiro Sakurai
character in manga "Miki Falls"
- Hiro
a Japanese steam engine character from the Thomas and Friends special "Hero of the Rails"
- Hiro Fuse
character in Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" series
- Hiro the Mini Ninja
player character in "Mini Ninjas" video game