Hector Name Popularity

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How popular is Hector?

The somewhat popular name Hector was the 329th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #156 in 1990.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2005 with 2,458 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hector was less than 5, most recently in 1902.

Hector, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1895-1900, 1908-1915, 1917-1920, 1924-1927, 1939-1951, 1952-1955, 1966-1969, 1976-1979, 1986-1990, and 2002-2005, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2008-2012.

Where is the name Hector popularity headed?

Hector's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

Hector's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hector for their newborn has dropped.

The name Hector is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Hector (Girl)		Hector (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,006	329
2017		< 5	--	1,071	318
2016		< 5	--	1,097	319
2015		< 5	--	1,192	303
2014		< 5	--	1,213	292
2013		< 5	--	1,256	277
2012		< 5	--	1,325	267
2011		< 5	--	1,413	248
2010		< 5	--	1,562	226
2009		< 5	--	1,844	204
2008		7	14,371	2,178	182
2007		< 5	--	2,242	183
2006		< 5	--	2,327	175
2005		< 5	--	2,458	167
2004		5	17,064	2,002	192
2003		< 5	--	1,997	189
2002		< 5	--	1,942	194
2001		5	16,247	1,904	193
2000		< 5	--	1,979	185
1999		5	15,263	1,913	183
1998		< 5	--	1,814	185
1997		< 5	--	1,871	179
1996		12	7,296	1,964	173
1995		11	7,703	1,877	175
1994		18	5,325	1,972	161
1993		18	5,289	2,032	158
1992		13	6,789	2,016	157
1991		16	5,757	2,037	158
1990		12	7,026	1,986	156
1989		11	7,142	1,804	167
1988		18	4,715	1,655	170
1987		19	4,355	1,590	172
1986		18	4,420	1,474	181
1985		14	5,155	1,492	178
1984		16	4,561	1,334	187
1983		13	5,239	1,369	183
1982		13	5,322	1,528	172
1981		6	9,490	1,409	178
1980		21	3,758	1,448	169
1979		16	4,481	1,422	167
1978		14	4,761	1,242	191
1977		8	7,104	1,143	200
1976		11	5,343	1,254	181
1975		14	4,429	1,247	182
1974		18	3,603	1,214	185
1973		8	6,282	1,195	190
1972		14	4,161	1,114	204
1971		9	5,690	1,176	204
1970		11	4,860	1,127	220
1969		6	6,930	1,128	215
1968		9	4,896	1,036	220
1967		7	5,665	937	233
1966		< 5	--	937	231
1965		7	5,472	969	235
1964		8	5,172	942	250
1963		10	4,362	960	248
1962		7	5,492	924	254
1961		6	6,092	894	263
1960		< 5	--	875	270
1959		7	5,227	911	265
1958		< 5	--	844	268
1957		5	6,437	808	264
1956		< 5	--	802	255
1955		< 5	--	796	248
1954		5	6,068	645	277
1953		< 5	--	626	279
1952		< 5	--	600	282
1951		5	5,722	590	280
1950		< 5	--	473	315
1949		< 5	--	467	313
1948		< 5	--	422	326
1947		< 5	--	334	377
1946		< 5	--	300	376
1945		< 5	--	258	374
1944		< 5	--	241	388
1943		< 5	--	240	395
1942		< 5	--	193	445
1941		< 5	--	178	436
1940		< 5	--	192	422
1939		< 5	--	172	434
1938		< 5	--	183	421
1937		< 5	--	155	452
1936		< 5	--	166	435
1935		5	4,489	175	420
1934		< 5	--	186	406
1933		< 5	--	198	386
1932		< 5	--	172	426
1931		< 5	--	189	408
1930		< 5	--	197	420
1929		< 5	--	193	425
1928		< 5	--	186	439
1927		< 5	--	182	453
1926		< 5	--	145	503
1925		< 5	--	139	523
1924		< 5	--	139	536
1923		< 5	--	127	550
1922		< 5	--	123	578
1921		< 5	--	130	547
1920		< 5	--	119	573
1919		< 5	--	107	582
1918		< 5	--	90	648
1917		< 5	--	85	646
1916		< 5	--	91	612
1915		< 5	--	108	536
1914		< 5	--	58	669
1913		< 5	--	51	622
1912		< 5	--	51	565
1911		< 5	--	35	500
1910		< 5	--	18	718
1909		< 5	--	18	643
1908		< 5	--	15	696
1907		< 5	--	16	646
1906		< 5	--	12	729
1905		< 5	--	12	723
1904		< 5	--	17	548
1903		< 5	--	11	713
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	5	1,125
1900		< 5	--	19	568
1899		< 5	--	12	595
1898		< 5	--	10	717
1897		< 5	--	14	565
1896		< 5	--	12	655
1895		< 5	--	7	928
1894		< 5	--	8	816
1893		< 5	--	6	959
1892		< 5	--	15	531
1891		< 5	--	13	509
1890		< 5	--	6	937
1889		< 5	--	7	841
1888		< 5	--	18	453
1887		< 5	--	7	786
1886		< 5	--	6	898
1885		< 5	--	9	669
1884		< 5	--	11	586
1883		< 5	--	10	615
1882		< 5	--	6	884
1881		< 5	--	6	820
1880		< 5	--	15	473

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.