Hiro
given name · Latin script
Meaning: ,2 ‘Widespread’, ‘broad’; also short for any name beginning with hizo
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈhɪɹoʊ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Hiro is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Japan than in any other country.
- JPJapan≈1 in 1.7K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 351K
- SESweden1 in 104K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Japan (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 209 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 1.7K (inferred from the name graph)
≈75,000 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Japan, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
,2 ‘Widespread’, ‘broad’; also short for any name beginning with hizo. Hiroaki $ ‘Widespread brightness’.
Sources 1
- A concise dictionary of first names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Hiro, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Hiro counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Japan | #261 | ≈75,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.7K | — | Hiro | 127 |
| US United States | — | 947 | 1 in 351K | 882 | Hiro | 209 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈320 est. | ≈1 in 343K | — | Hiro | 30 |
| BR Brazil | — | 199 | 1 in 1.1M | 199 | — | — |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈190 est. | ≈1 in 170K | — | Hiro | 12 |
| SE Sweden | — | 98 | 1 in 104K | 98 | — | 7 |
| SG Singapore | — | ≈58 est. | ≈1 in 107K | — | Hiro | 12 |
| EE Estonia | — | ≈7 est. | ≈1 in 176K | listed | — | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); the ee-siseministeerium-registry register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Hiro is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Japanese, Rōmaji transcription of ひろ
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In ace, to care or be concerned about something.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In odt, genitive/dative of siu
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In bik, movement; motion
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Hiro Matsudab. 1937JPJapanese professional wrestler (1937–1999)
- Hiro Naritab. 1941USJapanese American cinematographer
- Hiro Yamamotob. 1961USJapanese-American musician
- Hiro Kanagawab. 1963JPCanadian actor
- Hiro Arikawab. 1972JPJapanese writer (1972-) of light novels
- Hiro Mashimab. 1977JPJapanese manga artist
- Hiro Fujiwarab. 1981JPJapanese manga artist
- Hiro Muraib. 1983JPJapanese filmmaker
- Hiro Mizushimab. 1984JPJapanese actor
- Hiro Nakashimab. 1987JPJapanese voice actress
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 46 sources across 25 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 882 | #12,922 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror) | 2022 | 199 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 181 | #25,489 |
| BR Brazil | Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA) | — | 110 | #17,487 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 98 | #8,689 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 65 | #12,922 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | 2020 | 46 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 43 | — |
| BR Brazil | Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA) | — | 27 | #50,278 |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2020 | 26 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Nomes (census name API) | — | 21 | #61,437 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1915 | 5 | — |
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Hiro come from?
- ,2 ‘Widespread’, ‘broad’; also short for any name beginning with hizo. Hiroaki $ ‘Widespread brightness’. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
- How do you pronounce Hiro?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈhɪɹoʊ/ (IPA) for Japanese.
- Is Hiro a male or female name?
- Hiro is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- What does the name Hiro mean?
- Recorded meaning: ,2 ‘Widespread’, ‘broad’; also short for any name beginning with hizo.
- In which country does Hiro have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 75 thousand people named Hiro in Japan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled hiro.
- How common is the name Hiro?
- In the United States, the national register counted 947 people named Hiro in 2020, about 1 in 351 thousand residents.
- How common is Hiro compared with other names?
- In Japan, Hiro is the 261st most common given name of 366,905 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Hiro?
Nobody replies to these one by one, but what readers ask decides what these pages answer next.
Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/hiroThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Hiro” — the 261st most common given name in Japan. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.