Heraclio
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "glory of Hera".
Name Census estimates that about 232 living Americans carry the first name Heraclio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Heraclio today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Heraclio births was 1993 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Heraclio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
232
~ 1 in 1,477,389 Americans
Peak year
1993
14 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2013 SSA rank
#12,834
Tracked since 1918
Census
Heraclio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,057 people with the first name Heraclio, which placed it at #11,947 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,947
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,057 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Heraclio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Heraclio is Hispanic at 96.8%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Heraclio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Heraclio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.8% · 1,023
- White1.8% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4
- Two or more races0.2% · 2
- Black or African American0.1% · 1
Popularity
Heraclio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Heraclio from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 65 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Heraclio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Heraclio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Heraclios live
Origin
Meaning and history of Heraclio
The name Heraclio is derived from the Latin name Heraclius, which was originally a Roman family name. It is believed to be derived from the Greek name Herakles, meaning "glory of Hera." Hera was the Greek goddess of marriage, women, and childbirth.
The name Heraclius was borne by several Byzantine emperors, the most notable being Heraclius I (c. 575-641 CE), who ruled from 610 to 641. He is known for his successful military campaigns against the Persians and for restoring the True Cross to Jerusalem.
In the early Middle Ages, the name Heraclio emerged as a variant of Heraclius, particularly in Spain and Portugal. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Heraclio is Heraclio, Count of Desideri, a Visigothic nobleman who lived in the 7th century.
During the Spanish Reconquista, a few notable figures bore the name Heraclio, including Heraclio de Torres (c. 1170-1247), a Castilian nobleman and military leader who fought against the Moors. Another was Heraclio de Polanco (c. 1550-1620), a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary who worked in Peru.
In the 19th century, Heraclio Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1807-1854) was a Mexican general and politician who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Reform War. Heraclio Martín de la Guardia y Herrero (1836-1878) was a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the 34th Prime Minister of Spain.
Another notable bearer of the name was Heraclio Alfaro (1842-1912), an Ecuadorian military officer and politician who served as the 16th President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and again from 1906 to 1911.
People
Heraclio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Heraclio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Heraclio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heraclio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 232 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Heraclio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,477,389 US residents.
Is Heraclio a common name?
We classify Heraclio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 272 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Heraclio most popular?
The single biggest year for Heraclio was 1993, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Heraclio is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Heraclio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,057 people with the name Heraclio, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,947 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Heraclio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Heraclio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Heraclio appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,061 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Heraclio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Heraclio is Hispanic at 96.8%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Heraclio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Heraclio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.8% (1,023 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Heraclio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Heraclio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Heraclio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Heraclio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Heraclio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Heraclio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Heraclio?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Heraclio at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.