Meanings & themes
Hero and god names for boys
21 names · 0 girls · 21 boys · records through 2025
Naming a boy after a hero used to be literal; it's back in fashion by way of mythology.
This guide has 21 names: 0 girl names and 21 boy names. A curated set of hero and god names matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
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These names step straight out of legend and into the current charts — each shown with today's rank.
Boy names
21 names
- Atlas#75 today
- Griffin#222 today
- Adonis#241 today
- Maximus#275 today
- Ares#290 today
- Phoenix#329 today
- Orion#334 today
- Hector#409 today
- Apollo#445 today
- Odin#501 today
- Leonidas#510 today
- Cassius#582 today
- Evander#698 today
- Magnus#763 today
- Osiris#1075 today
- Ulysses#1196 today
- Perseus#1204 today
- Achilles#1290 today
- Titan#1290 today
- Zeus#1347 today
- Loki#1852 today
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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