Hector

Given to 109,209 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#409
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
779
boys 779
Peak year
2005
2,458 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
109,209
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Hector was most popular in 2005, when 2,458 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 779 babies were named Hector, ranking #409 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Hector was most popular in 2005, when 2,458 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 779 babies were named Hector, ranking #409 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 2005

Hector was most popular in 2005, when 2,458 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 779 babies were named Hector, ranking #409 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 779 409
2024 <5 — 864 379
2023 <5 — 831 384
2022 <5 — 927 355
2021 <5 — 901 361
2020 <5 — 856 365
2019 <5 — 985 341
2018 <5 — 1,012 331
2017 <5 — 1,074 318
2016 <5 — 1,100 319
2015 <5 — 1,194 303
2014 <5 — 1,214 292
2013 <5 — 1,257 277
2012 <5 — 1,325 267
2011 <5 — 1,414 248
2010 <5 — 1,562 226
2009 <5 — 1,845 204
2008 7 13832 2,179 182
2007 <5 — 2,243 183
2006 <5 — 2,327 175
2005 <5 — 2,458 167
2004 5 16099 2,004 192
2003 <5 — 1,998 189
2002 <5 — 1,942 195
2001 5 15352 1,905 193
2000 <5 — 1,979 185
1999 5 14411 1,915 183
1998 <5 — 1,815 185
1997 <5 — 1,870 179
1996 12 7130 1,966 172
1995 11 7514 1,877 175
1994 18 5249 1,973 161
1993 18 5206 2,032 158
1992 13 6652 2,018 156
1991 16 5659 2,036 158
1990 12 6867 1,991 156
1989 11 6955 1,806 167
1988 18 4653 1,656 170
1987 19 4283 1,592 172
1986 18 4347 1,474 181
1985 14 5077 1,492 178
1984 16 4478 1,336 185
1983 13 5148 1,369 184
1982 13 5209 1,525 172
1981 6 9110 1,410 177
1980 21 3719 1,448 169
1979 16 4420 1,421 167
1978 14 4679 1,243 190
1977 8 6892 1,144 199
1976 11 5215 1,254 180
1975 14 4370 1,245 182
1974 18 3558 1,213 185
1973 8 6080 1,194 190
1972 14 4091 1,115 204
1971 9 5543 1,176 204
1970 11 4761 1,125 220
1969 6 6617 1,127 215
1968 9 4779 1,039 220
1967 7 5457 936 233
1966 <5 — 938 231
1965 7 5289 967 235
1964 8 5008 945 250
1963 10 4272 958 248
1962 7 5293 924 254
1961 6 5851 899 261
1960 <5 — 871 271
1959 7 5031 915 265
1958 <5 — 839 268
1957 5 6086 808 264
1956 <5 — 801 256
1955 <5 — 800 247
1954 5 5753 649 277
1953 <5 — 626 279
1952 <5 — 600 283
1951 5 5414 590 280
1950 <5 — 473 315
1949 <5 — 467 313
1948 <5 — 423 326
1947 <5 — 333 378
1946 <5 — 300 376
1945 <5 — 258 374
1944 <5 — 241 387
1943 <5 — 240 396
1942 <5 — 193 445
1941 <5 — 178 435
1940 <5 — 192 422
1939 <5 — 172 433
1938 <5 — 183 420
1937 <5 — 156 448
1936 <5 — 166 433
1935 5 4204 175 417
1934 <5 — 185 409
1933 <5 — 198 386
1932 <5 — 172 426
1931 <5 — 189 408
1930 <5 — 198 420
1929 <5 — 192 425
1928 <5 — 186 439
1927 <5 — 182 453
1926 <5 — 146 499
1925 <5 — 138 523
1924 <5 — 139 535
1923 <5 — 127 545
1922 <5 — 123 574
1921 <5 — 129 549
1920 <5 — 119 573
1919 <5 — 107 580
1918 <5 — 90 647
1917 <5 — 85 645
1916 <5 — 91 612
1915 <5 — 108 535
1914 <5 — 58 667
1913 <5 — 51 615
1912 <5 — 51 561
1911 <5 — 35 497
1910 <5 — 18 707
1909 <5 — 18 636
1908 <5 — 15 685
1907 <5 — 16 634
1906 <5 — 12 709
1905 <5 — 12 699
1904 <5 — 17 538
1903 <5 — 11 696
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — 5 1058
1900 <5 — 19 555
1899 <5 — 12 583
1898 <5 — 10 701
1897 <5 — 14 556
1896 <5 — 12 641
1895 <5 — 7 872
1894 <5 — 8 787
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 15 525
1891 <5 — 13 497
1890 <5 — 6 884
1889 <5 — 7 789
1888 <5 — 18 442
1887 <5 — 7 752
1886 <5 — 6 845
1885 <5 — 9 641
1884 <5 — 11 570
1883 <5 — 10 597
1882 <5 — 6 837
1881 <5 — 6 781
1880 <5 — 15 465

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Where Hector is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years