Meaning of the nameHeron
- Male
- He-ron
Heron is a spelling of the name Eron.
Meaning
The meaning of Heron is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,846
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,279
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,889
- people
Heron in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heron, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (722 people).
26 women 3,820 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Heron is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heron in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 684 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 475 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 458 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 424 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 321 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 300 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 259 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 161 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 134 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 80 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 68 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 56 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heron
Spelling with an initial H, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil uses as the main entry, with Eron and Herom as variants.
About the name Eron
The origin of Eron and Heron is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Eron and Herom among the spelling variants of Heron. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,029 people named Eron and 3,846 named Heron, almost always men. The records come from several decades, with the largest number in the 2010s for both spellings. Proportionally, both are most common in Santa Catarina.
Other spellings of Eron
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eron | 5,029 |
| Heron | 3,846 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heron · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Heron
What does the name Heron mean?
The meaning of Heron is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Heron in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,846 people with the first name Heron, which ranks it number 3,279 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Heron a boy's or a girl's name?
Heron is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 3,820 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Heron most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Heron (321 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heron?
Eron. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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