Is Heron a boy or girl name?

Heron is a boy’s name. Of the 702 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.3% were girls and 97.7% were boys.

Heron

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Heron was most popular in 2024, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,195 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 702 people named Heron.

Heron over time

Births per year. The dot marks Heron’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Heron a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Heron is a boy’s name — 2.3% of the 702 Americans given it were girls and 97.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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 Heron

Where Heron is most concentrated

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

Texas 11.2×

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