Data through 2025

Hector name popularity in the United States

Hector ranked #409 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 779 boys named Hector.

Rank#409

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded779

SSA

Peak year2005

2,458 recorded

Five-year change-9.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Hector for boys and girls

Girls

7

Share unavailable · data from 1935 to 2008

Boys

779

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Hector in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys779#409
2024boys864#379
2023boys831#384
2022boys927#355
2021boys901#361
2020boys856#365
2019boys985#341
2018boys1,012#331
2017boys1,074#318
2016boys1,100#319
2015boys1,194#303
2014boys1,214#292
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys779#409
2024boys864#379
2023boys831#384
2022boys927#355
2021boys901#361
2020boys856#365
2019boys985#341
2018boys1,012#331
2017boys1,074#318
2016boys1,100#319
2015boys1,194#303
2014boys1,214#292
2013boys1,257#277
2012boys1,325#267
2011boys1,414#248
2010boys1,562#226
2009boys1,845#204
2008boys2,179#182
2008girls7#13832
2007boys2,243#183
2006boys2,327#175
2005boys2,458#167
2004boys2,004#192
2004girls5#16099
2003boys1,998#189
2002boys1,942#195
2001boys1,905#193
2001girls5#15352
2000boys1,979#185
1999boys1,915#183
1999girls5#14411
1998boys1,815#185
1997boys1,870#179
1996boys1,966#172
1996girls12#7130
1995boys1,877#175
1995girls11#7514
1994boys1,973#161
1994girls18#5249
1993boys2,032#158
1993girls18#5206
1992boys2,018#156
1992girls13#6652
1991boys2,036#158
1991girls16#5659
1990boys1,991#156
1990girls12#6867
1989boys1,806#167
1989girls11#6955
1988boys1,656#170
1988girls18#4653
1987boys1,592#172
1987girls19#4283
1986boys1,474#181
1986girls18#4347
1985boys1,492#178
1985girls14#5077
1984boys1,336#185
1984girls16#4478
1983boys1,369#184
1983girls13#5148
1982boys1,525#172
1982girls13#5209
1981boys1,410#177
1981girls6#9110
1980boys1,448#169
1980girls21#3719
1979boys1,421#167
1979girls16#4420
1978boys1,243#190
1978girls14#4679
1977boys1,144#199
1977girls8#6892
1976boys1,254#180
1976girls11#5215
1975boys1,245#182
1975girls14#4370
1974boys1,213#185
1974girls18#3558
1973boys1,194#190
1973girls8#6080
1972boys1,115#204
1972girls14#4091
1971boys1,176#204
1971girls9#5543
1970boys1,125#220
1970girls11#4761
1969boys1,127#215
1969girls6#6617
1968boys1,039#220
1968girls9#4779
1967boys936#233
1967girls7#5457
1966boys938#231
1965boys967#235
1965girls7#5289
1964boys945#250
1964girls8#5008
1963boys958#248
1963girls10#4272
1962boys924#254
1962girls7#5293
1961boys899#261
1961girls6#5851
1960boys871#271
1959boys915#265
1959girls7#5031
1958boys839#268
1957boys808#264
1957girls5#6086
1956boys801#256
1955boys800#247
1954boys649#277
1954girls5#5753
1953boys626#279
1952boys600#283
1951boys590#280
1951girls5#5414
1950boys473#315
1949boys467#313
1948boys423#326
1947boys333#378
1946boys300#376
1945boys258#374
1944boys241#387
1943boys240#396
1942boys193#445
1941boys178#435
1940boys192#422
1939boys172#433
1938boys183#420
1937boys156#448
1936boys166#433
1935boys175#417
1935girls5#4204
1934boys185#409
1933boys198#386
1932boys172#426
1931boys189#408
1930boys198#420
1929boys192#425
1928boys186#439
1927boys182#453
1926boys146#499
1925boys138#523
1924boys139#535
1923boys127#545
1922boys123#574
1921boys129#549
1920boys119#573
1919boys107#580
1918boys90#647
1917boys85#645
1916boys91#612
1915boys108#535
1914boys58#667
1913boys51#615
1912boys51#561
1911boys35#497
1910boys18#707
1909boys18#636
1908boys15#685
1907boys16#634
1906boys12#709
1905boys12#699
1904boys17#538
1903boys11#696
1901boys5#1058
1900boys19#555
1899boys12#583
1898boys10#701
1897boys14#556
1896boys12#641
1895boys7#872
1894boys8#787
1893boys6#907
1892boys15#525
1891boys13#497
1890boys6#884
1889boys7#789
1888boys18#442
1887boys7#752
1886boys6#845
1885boys9#641
1884boys11#570
1883boys10#597
1882boys6#837
1881boys6#781
1880boys15#465

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Hector’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-34.8%
Change since peak-68.3%