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In the world, ヘロン (Heron , Herron , ヘロン ) is a common primarily male, but very seldom female given name. The forename ヘロン is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common female name, Mexico, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Jamaica. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Mexico, Brazil, and Bangladesh. More prevalently, ヘロン is the last name as well as the forename.
ヘロン is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Heron , the operatic character in the opera Paul Bunyan by Benjamin Britten; Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel.