Name Legacy

Hercules

Recorded 1908–2025 · United States

Hercules was most popular in 2023, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,947 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,320 people named Hercules.

Most popular in2023
Rank that year#7,947
Births that year30
Total since 18801,320
Given to100% boys

Hercules over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Hercules’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hercules a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hercules is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,320 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hercules

Where Hercules is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org