Hector
6 lettersMale #409 · 779 reported
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US name popularity
Hector name popularity
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Hector ranks #409 in male records (779 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
Key facts
- 2025 female rank and count
- No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
- 2025 male rank and count
- #409 · 779 reported
- 1-year change, since 2024 (male)
- Count decreased by 85 male records (864 to 779); rank moved from #379 to #409.
- 5-year change, since 2021 (male)
- Count decreased by 122 male records (901 to 779); rank moved from #361 to #409.
- Peak year in available data
- 2016: 1,100 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.
Is Hector becoming more popular?
Hector's reported male count decreased by 85 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #379 to #409. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.
The 2025 file has no published female observation for Hector. That is not a count of zero.
Hector in US records, 2016–2025
Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.
View all annual counts and ranks
| Year | Female count | Female rank | Male count | Male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 779 | 409 |
| 2024 | — | — | 864 | 379 |
| 2023 | — | — | 831 | 385 |
| 2022 | — | — | 927 | 355 |
| 2021 | — | — | 901 | 361 |
| 2020 | — | — | 856 | 365 |
| 2019 | — | — | 985 | 341 |
| 2018 | — | — | 1,012 | 331 |
| 2017 | — | — | 1,074 | 318 |
| 2016 | — | — | 1,100 | 319 |
Questions about Hector’s popularity
How common is Hector in the US?
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Hector ranks #409 in male records (779 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.
Does this include other spellings of Hector?
No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Hector only.
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