Hector
Boy name · Ancient Greek origin
Hector meaning
holding fast, to have, hold, to hold; to overpower
Hector at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #380 in 2024
Hector popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #465 | 15 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1900 | #555 | 19 |
| 1910 | #707 | 18 |
| 1920 | #573 | 119 |
| 1930 | #420 | 197 |
| 1940 | #422 | 192 |
| 1950 | #315 | 473 |
| 1960 | #271 | 872 |
| 1970 | #220 | 1,125 |
| 1980 | #169 | 1,448 |
| 1990 | #156 | 1,990 |
| 1992 | #156 | 2,018 |
| 2000 | #185 | 1,979 |
| 2010 | #226 | 1,562 |
| 2020 | #364 | 856 |
| 2024 | #380 | 858 |
All 144 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #465 | 15 |
| 1881 | #781 | 6 |
| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1883 | #597 | 10 |
| 1884 | #570 | 11 |
| 1885 | #641 | 9 |
| 1886 | #845 | 6 |
| 1887 | #752 | 7 |
| 1888 | #442 | 18 |
| 1889 | #789 | 7 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1891 | #497 | 13 |
| 1892 | #525 | 15 |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1894 | #787 | 8 |
| 1895 | #872 | 7 |
| 1896 | #641 | 12 |
| 1897 | #556 | 14 |
| 1898 | #701 | 10 |
| 1899 | #583 | 12 |
| 1900 | #555 | 19 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1903 | #696 | 11 |
| 1904 | #538 | 17 |
| 1905 | #699 | 12 |
| 1906 | #709 | 12 |
| 1907 | #634 | 16 |
| 1908 | #685 | 15 |
| 1909 | #636 | 18 |
| 1910 | #707 | 18 |
| 1911 | #497 | 35 |
| 1912 | #561 | 51 |
| 1913 | #615 | 51 |
| 1914 | #667 | 58 |
| 1915 | #535 | 108 |
| 1916 | #612 | 91 |
| 1917 | #645 | 85 |
| 1918 | #647 | 90 |
| 1919 | #580 | 107 |
| 1920 | #573 | 119 |
| 1921 | #549 | 129 |
| 1922 | #574 | 123 |
| 1923 | #545 | 127 |
| 1924 | #535 | 139 |
| 1925 | #523 | 138 |
| 1926 | #499 | 146 |
| 1927 | #453 | 182 |
| 1928 | #439 | 186 |
| 1929 | #424 | 193 |
| 1930 | #420 | 197 |
| 1931 | #408 | 189 |
| 1932 | #426 | 172 |
| 1933 | #386 | 198 |
| 1934 | #405 | 186 |
| 1935 | #417 | 175 |
| 1936 | #433 | 166 |
| 1937 | #451 | 155 |
| 1938 | #420 | 183 |
| 1939 | #433 | 172 |
| 1940 | #422 | 192 |
| 1941 | #435 | 178 |
| 1942 | #445 | 193 |
| 1943 | #395 | 240 |
| 1944 | #387 | 241 |
| 1945 | #374 | 258 |
| 1946 | #376 | 300 |
| 1947 | #378 | 333 |
| 1948 | #326 | 423 |
| 1949 | #313 | 467 |
| 1950 | #315 | 473 |
| 1951 | #280 | 590 |
| 1952 | #283 | 600 |
| 1953 | #279 | 626 |
| 1954 | #277 | 649 |
| 1955 | #247 | 800 |
| 1956 | #256 | 801 |
| 1957 | #264 | 808 |
| 1958 | #268 | 840 |
| 1959 | #265 | 914 |
| 1960 | #271 | 872 |
| 1961 | #262 | 898 |
| 1962 | #254 | 924 |
| 1963 | #248 | 959 |
| 1964 | #250 | 944 |
| 1965 | #235 | 967 |
| 1966 | #231 | 938 |
| 1967 | #233 | 936 |
| 1968 | #220 | 1,040 |
| 1969 | #215 | 1,127 |
| 1970 | #220 | 1,125 |
| 1971 | #204 | 1,177 |
| 1972 | #204 | 1,114 |
| 1973 | #190 | 1,195 |
| 1974 | #185 | 1,212 |
| 1975 | #182 | 1,245 |
| 1976 | #180 | 1,254 |
| 1977 | #199 | 1,144 |
| 1978 | #190 | 1,243 |
| 1979 | #167 | 1,420 |
| 1980 | #169 | 1,448 |
| 1981 | #177 | 1,410 |
| 1982 | #172 | 1,526 |
| 1983 | #184 | 1,369 |
| 1984 | #185 | 1,336 |
| 1985 | #178 | 1,492 |
| 1986 | #181 | 1,472 |
| 1987 | #172 | 1,592 |
| 1988 | #170 | 1,656 |
| 1989 | #167 | 1,806 |
| 1990 | #156 | 1,990 |
| 1991 | #158 | 2,036 |
| 1992 | #156 | 2,018 |
| 1993 | #158 | 2,032 |
| 1994 | #161 | 1,972 |
| 1995 | #175 | 1,877 |
| 1996 | #172 | 1,966 |
| 1997 | #179 | 1,870 |
| 1998 | #185 | 1,815 |
| 1999 | #183 | 1,915 |
| 2000 | #185 | 1,979 |
| 2001 | #193 | 1,905 |
| 2002 | #195 | 1,942 |
| 2003 | #189 | 1,998 |
| 2004 | #192 | 2,004 |
| 2005 | #167 | 2,458 |
| 2006 | #175 | 2,327 |
| 2007 | #183 | 2,243 |
| 2008 | #182 | 2,179 |
| 2009 | #204 | 1,845 |
| 2010 | #226 | 1,562 |
| 2011 | #248 | 1,414 |
| 2012 | #267 | 1,325 |
| 2013 | #277 | 1,257 |
| 2014 | #292 | 1,213 |
| 2015 | #303 | 1,194 |
| 2016 | #319 | 1,100 |
| 2017 | #318 | 1,074 |
| 2018 | #331 | 1,012 |
| 2019 | #341 | 985 |
| 2020 | #364 | 856 |
| 2021 | #362 | 899 |
| 2022 | #355 | 927 |
| 2023 | #384 | 831 |
| 2024 | #380 | 858 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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