How Many People Are Named Heron?
An estimated 614 people in the United States have the first name Heron. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Heron peaked in popularity in 2024 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heron as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Heron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
614
About 1 in 558,232 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
24 births
Total Registered
686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heron
Heron is predominantly male (97.7%), though 16 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Heron as a male name
Ranked #4,341 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (24 births)
Heron as a female name
Ranked #16,066 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Heron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heron span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 131 babies were registered. While Heron is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Heron by Decade
How has Heron tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Heron by State
Heron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heron
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heron?
We estimate approximately 614 people named Heron are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 558,232 Americans share this first name.
Is Heron a common name?
Heron is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heron most popular?
Heron reached peak popularity in 2024, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heron is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heron a male name?
Heron is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heron Smith, Heron Johnson, Heron Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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