Is Hector a boy or girl name?
Hector is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 858 boys were named Hector, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 108,418 US babies named Hector were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #380
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hector since 1880
- 108,418
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,458 babies
Boys and girls named Hector, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 694 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,482 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,793 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 2,825 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 7,101 | 22 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 9,605 | 60 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 12,129 | 123 | 1% |
| 1980s | 15,107 | 149 | 1% |
| 1990s | 19,491 | 105 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 20,880 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 12,136 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,371 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 858 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 831 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 927 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 899 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 856 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 985 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,012 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,074 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,100 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,194 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,213 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,257 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,325 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,414 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,562 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,845 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,179 | #182 | 7 | #14,383 |
| 2007 | 2,243 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,327 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,458 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,004 | #192 | 5 | #17,072 |
| 2003 | 1,998 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,942 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,905 | #193 | 5 | #16,250 |
| 2000 | 1,979 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,915 | #183 | 5 | #15,266 |
| 1998 | 1,815 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,870 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,966 | #172 | 12 | #7,297 |
| 1995 | 1,877 | #175 | 11 | #7,706 |
| 1994 | 1,972 | #161 | 18 | #5,325 |
| 1993 | 2,032 | #158 | 18 | #5,290 |
| 1992 | 2,018 | #156 | 13 | #6,791 |
| 1991 | 2,036 | #158 | 16 | #5,760 |
| 1990 | 1,990 | #156 | 12 | #7,030 |
| 1989 | 1,806 | #167 | 11 | #7,143 |
| 1988 | 1,656 | #170 | 18 | #4,714 |
| 1987 | 1,592 | #172 | 19 | #4,356 |
| 1986 | 1,472 | #181 | 18 | #4,419 |
| 1985 | 1,492 | #178 | 14 | #5,157 |
| 1984 | 1,336 | #185 | 16 | #4,561 |
| 1983 | 1,369 | #184 | 13 | #5,243 |
| 1982 | 1,526 | #172 | 13 | #5,322 |
| 1981 | 1,410 | #177 | 6 | #9,494 |
| 1980 | 1,448 | #169 | 21 | #3,761 |
| 1979 | 1,420 | #167 | 16 | #4,484 |
| 1978 | 1,243 | #190 | 14 | #4,767 |
| 1977 | 1,144 | #199 | 8 | #7,109 |
| 1976 | 1,254 | #180 | 11 | #5,343 |
| 1975 | 1,245 | #182 | 14 | #4,428 |
| 1974 | 1,212 | #185 | 18 | #3,605 |
| 1973 | 1,195 | #190 | 8 | #6,283 |
| 1972 | 1,114 | #204 | 14 | #4,160 |
| 1971 | 1,177 | #204 | 9 | #5,695 |
| 1970 | 1,125 | #220 | 11 | #4,861 |
| 1969 | 1,127 | #215 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1968 | 1,040 | #220 | 9 | #4,897 |
| 1967 | 936 | #233 | 7 | #5,667 |
| 1966 | 938 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 967 | #235 | 7 | #5,477 |
| 1964 | 944 | #250 | 8 | #5,172 |
| 1963 | 959 | #248 | 10 | #4,364 |
| 1962 | 924 | #254 | 7 | #5,493 |
| 1961 | 898 | #263 | 6 | #6,094 |
| 1960 | 872 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 914 | #265 | 7 | #5,230 |
| 1958 | 840 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 808 | #264 | 5 | #6,436 |
| 1956 | 801 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 800 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 649 | #277 | 5 | #6,069 |
| 1953 | 626 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 600 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 590 | #280 | 5 | #5,724 |
| 1950 | 473 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 467 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 423 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 333 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 300 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 258 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 241 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 240 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 193 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 178 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 192 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 172 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 183 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 155 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 166 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 175 | #420 | 5 | #4,490 |
| 1934 | 186 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 198 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 172 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 189 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 197 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 193 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 186 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 182 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 146 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 138 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 139 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 127 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 123 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 129 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 119 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 107 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 90 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 85 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 91 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 108 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 58 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 51 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 51 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 35 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 18 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 16 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 17 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 19 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 15 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 13 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 15 | #473 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hector reached #156 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #3,605 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.