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Hector Original • Easygoing • Energetic
Hector Original • Easygoing • Energetic
Original • Easygoing • Energetic
HectorOriginal • Easygoing • Energetic
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One Of The Main Characters In Homer's Illiad, Also Appearing In King Arthur's Legend As The Knight Who Raised Him.
Hector Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.54%
Male
0.46%
Female
Hector is predominantly a boys name, with 0.46% of Hectors being girls, and 99.54% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 104819 males named Hector, and 481 females given the name
Popularity of Hector by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Hector in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
| Rank | Name | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hektor | 3572 |
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Hector: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Hector' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Hector in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Hector's average ranking is 1052, with it's highest ever rank being #. Hector has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Hector has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 105300 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Hector gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2005, when it's usage went up by 122.05%. During this year, 2458 babies were named Hector, which was 0.0644% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.064%, in this year alone more than 2000 boys were named Hector.
Popular 'H' Names for Boys
| Name | 'H-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | 1. | 32. | 10323 | 0.285% |
| Hunter | 2. | 62. | 7613 | 0.21% |
| Hudson | 3. | 91. | 6098 | 0.169% |
| Harrison | 4. | 182. | 3646 | 0.101% |
| Hayden | 5. | 298. | 2373 | 0.066% |
| Holden | 6. | 507. | 1347 | 0.037% |
| Hector | 7. | 613. | 1094 | 0.03% |
| Hendrix | 8. | 817. | 789 | 0.022% |
| Harvey | 9. | 831. | 770 | 0.021% |
| Hugo | 10. | 873. | 717 | 0.02% |
| Hayes | 11. | 882. | 709 | 0.02% |
| Hank | 12. | 972. | 629 | 0.017% |
| Hamza | 13. | 1172. | 492 | 0.014% |
| Harley | 14. | 1427. | 374 | 0.01% |
| Hezekiah | 15. | 1427. | 374 | 0.01% |
| Harry | 16. | 1437. | 372 | 0.01% |
| Hassan | 17. | 1704. | 298 | 0.008% |
| Harper | 18. | 1722. | 294 | 0.008% |
| Harold | 19. | 1750. | 285 | 0.008% |
| Houston | 20. | 1750. | 285 | 0.008% |