Hector Boy
How popular is Hector?
#409 boy name in 2025
779 baby boys were named Hector in the US in 2025, making it the 409th most popular boy name.
97,110living people named Hector (est.)
32median age of people named Hector
109,209babies named Hector since 1880
1 in 4,256US babies born in 2025
Hector popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #409 for boys (▼ 30 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 779 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #303 in 2015, #365 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (2,458 boys) |
| Highest rank | #156 in 1990 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Hector is most popular
Babies named Hector per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arizona: 1.3 per 1,000 (219 boys)
- New Mexico: 1.3 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Texas: 1.3 per 1,000 (1,111 boys)
- California: 1.0 per 1,000 (947 boys)
- Nevada: 0.8 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Hector by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | #442 |
| 1890s | 103 | #497 |
| 1900s | 125 | #538 |
| 1910s | 694 | #497 |
| 1920s | 1,481 | #425 |
| 1930s | 1,794 | #386 |
| 1940s | 2,825 | #313 |
| 1950s | 7,101 | #247 |
| 1960s | 9,604 | #215 |
| 1970s | 12,130 | #167 |
| 1980s | 15,108 | #167 |
| 1990s | 19,493 | #156 |
| 2000s | 20,880 | #167 |
| 2010s | 12,137 | #226 |
| 2020s | 5,158 | #355 |
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Questions
- Is Hector a boy or girl name?
- Hector is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hector were boys.
- How popular is the name Hector?
- 779 baby boys were named Hector in the US in 2025, making it the 409th most popular boy name.
- When was Hector most popular?
- Hector peaked in 2005, when 2,458 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #156, held for 2 years starting in 1990.
- How many people are named Hector?
- 109,209 babies have been named Hector in the US since 1880. We estimate about 97,110 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Hector most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hector was most common in Arizona, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.