Hiro
Hiro is a given name with various origins. It is of Japanese, Polynesian, Indian, Pakistani and Spanish origin. It has multiple meanings depending on the cultures.
Meaning & Origin of Hiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hiro is a given name with various origins. It is of Japanese, Polynesian, Indian, Pakistani and Spanish origin. It has multiple meanings depending on the cultures.
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Origin & history
The Story of Hiro
Hiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 77 Hiros were born — ranking #1,903 that year. As of 2026, Hiro ranks #2,088 for baby boys with 72 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Hiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hiro
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hiro Arikawa ( 有川 浩 ; born 1972) , a female Japanese light novelist
- Hiro Yamagata (artist) ( 山形 博導 ; born 1948) , Japanese painter/artist
- Hiro (music producer) ( ヒロ ; born 1985) , Japanese music producer (writer of Kumi Koda's "Taboo")
- Hiro (photographer) (1930–2021), American fashion photographer
- Hiroko Shimabukuro ( 島袋 寛子 ; born 1984) , Japanese musician with the stage name Hiro
- Hiro Mashima ( 真島 ヒロ ; born 1977) , Japanese manga artist and the creator of Rave Master and "Fairy Tail", among other manga
- Hiro Matsushita ( 松下弘幸 ; born 1961) , Japanese businessman and former racing driver
- Hiro Murai (born 1983), American filmmaker
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Names that sound like Hiro
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About the name Hiro
Hiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Hiro's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,903. Use the chart and map above to compare Hiro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.