Is Hiro a boy or girl name?

Hiro is a boy’s name. Of the 917 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Hiro

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Hiro was most popular in 2016, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,226 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 917 people named Hiro.

Hiro over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hiro’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hiro a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hiro is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 917 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% 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 Hiro

Where Hiro is most concentrated

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

California 7.0×

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