Hector

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Hector is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 108,418 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 107,937 as boys and 481 as girls. Hector gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 2005 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #646 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 858
2023 831
2022 927
2021 899
2020 856
2019 985
2018 1,012
2017 1,074
2016 1,100
2015 1,194
2014 1,213
2013 1,257
2012 1,325
2011 1,414
2010 1,562
2009 1,845
2008 2,186
2007 2,243
2006 2,327
2005 2,458
2004 2,009
2003 1,998
2002 1,942
2001 1,910
2000 1,979
1999 1,920
1998 1,815
1997 1,870
1996 1,978
1995 1,888
1994 1,990
1993 2,050
1992 2,031
1991 2,052
1990 2,002
1989 1,817
1988 1,674
1987 1,611
1986 1,490
1985 1,506
1984 1,352
1983 1,382
1982 1,539
1981 1,416
1980 1,469
1979 1,436
1978 1,257
1977 1,152
1976 1,265
1975 1,259
1974 1,230
1973 1,203
1972 1,128
1971 1,186
1970 1,136
1969 1,133
1968 1,049
1967 943
1966 938
1965 974
1964 952
1963 969
1962 931
1961 904
1960 872
1959 921
1958 840
1957 813
1956 801
1955 800
1954 654
1953 626
1952 600
1951 595
1950 473
1949 467
1948 423
1947 333
1946 300
1945 258
1944 241
1943 240
1942 193
1941 178
1940 192
1939 172
1938 183
1937 155
1936 166
1935 180
1934 186
1933 198
1932 172
1931 189
1930 197
1929 193
1928 186
1927 182
1926 146
1925 138
1924 139
1923 127
1922 123
1921 129
1920 119
1919 107
1918 90
1917 85
1916 91
1915 108
1914 58
1913 51
1912 51
1911 35
1910 18
1909 18
1908 15
1907 16
1906 12
1905 12
1904 17
1903 11
1901 5
1900 19
1899 12
1898 10
1897 14
1896 12
1895 7
1894 8
1893 6
1892 15
1891 13
1890 6
1889 7
1888 18
1887 7
1886 6
1885 9
1884 11
1883 10
1882 6
1881 6
1880 15