Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hector

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hector
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2005

Peak rank proxy

2,458

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20052024

Peak year

2005

Decline from peak

65.1%

2024

858

All-time

107,937

Hector has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2005, when 2,458 boys were named Hector.

In 2024, only 858 boys were given the name.

Down 65.1% from its peak.

All told, about 107,937 Americans have been named Hector and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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