Hector

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Hispanic	Boy	Anchor, steadfast
Jamaican	Boy	Steadfast
Spanish	Boy	Holding fast

Fun Facts About the Name Hector

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Rotceh

Scrabble Score

11 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes."

Similar & Rhyming Names

CoriantorAuctorWiktorEktorMentor

Popularity of Hector

Popularity Analysis

The name Hector first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1990 when it reached rank #156. As of 2024, it ranked #380.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	380	Male	0.0465%
2023	384	Male	0.0452%
2022	355	Male	0.0494%
2021	362	Male	0.0479%
2020	364	Male	0.0463%
2019	341	Male	0.0513%
2018	329	Male	0.0521%
2017	318	Male	0.0543%
2016	319	Male	0.0545%
2015	303	Male	0.0585%
2014	292	Male	0.0594%
2013	277	Male	0.0623%
2012	267	Male	0.0653%
2011	248	Male	0.0697%
2010	226	Male	0.0763%
2009	204	Male	0.0872%
2008	182	Male	0.1002%
2007	183	Male	0.1012%
2006	175	Male	0.1062%
2005	166	Male	0.1157%
2004	192	Male	0.0949%
2003	189	Male	0.0951%
2002	194	Male	0.0940%
2001	193	Male	0.0921%
2000	185	Male	0.0948%
1999	183	Male	0.0939%
1998	185	Male	0.0895%
1997	179	Male	0.0937%
1996	173	Male	0.0981%
1995	175	Male	0.0933%
1994	161	Male	0.0968%
1993	159	Male	0.0981%
1992	156	Male	0.0961%
1991	158	Male	0.0962%
1990	156	Male	0.0922%
1989	167	Male	0.0861%
1988	170	Male	0.0827%
1987	172	Male	0.0815%
1986	181	Male	0.0767%
1985	178	Male	0.0777%
1984	188	Male	0.0709%
1983	183	Male	0.0735%
1982	172	Male	0.0809%
1981	179	Male	0.0756%
1980	169	Male	0.0782%
1979	167	Male	0.0794%
1978	191	Male	0.0727%
1977	200	Male	0.0668%
1976	182	Male	0.0766%
1975	181	Male	0.0770%
1974	185	Male	0.0746%
1973	190	Male	0.0741%
1972	204	Male	0.0665%
1971	204	Male	0.0645%
1970	220	Male	0.0592%
1969	215	Male	0.0616%
1968	220	Male	0.0583%
1967	233	Male	0.0525%
1966	231	Male	0.0514%
1965	235	Male	0.0511%
1964	250	Male	0.0465%
1963	248	Male	0.0466%
1962	254	Male	0.0440%
1961	265	Male	0.0412%
1960	269	Male	0.0405%
1959	265	Male	0.0420%
1958	268	Male	0.0392%
1957	264	Male	0.0369%
1956	255	Male	0.0373%
1955	249	Male	0.0377%
1954	277	Male	0.0312%
1953	278	Male	0.0315%
1952	286	Male	0.0300%
1951	279	Male	0.0309%
1950	315	Male	0.0260%
1949	319	Male	0.0255%
1948	326	Male	0.0240%
1947	375	Male	0.0181%
1946	376	Male	0.0182%
1945	376	Male	0.0185%
1944	385	Male	0.0175%
1943	395	Male	0.0164%
1942	445	Male	0.0138%
1941	437	Male	0.0142%
1940	420	Male	0.0163%
1939	432	Male	0.0152%
1938	420	Male	0.0161%
1937	452	Male	0.0142%
1936	439	Male	0.0155%
1935	416	Male	0.0165%
1934	405	Male	0.0175%
1933	386	Male	0.0193%
1932	426	Male	0.0161%
1931	409	Male	0.0177%
1930	421	Male	0.0174%
1929	426	Male	0.0174%
1928	439	Male	0.0163%
1927	451	Male	0.0158%
1926	502	Male	0.0127%
1925	521	Male	0.0121%
1924	534	Male	0.0119%
1923	549	Male	0.0112%
1922	575	Male	0.0109%
1921	551	Male	0.0113%
1920	570	Male	0.0109%
1919	582	Male	0.0105%
1918	648	Male	0.0086%
1917	645	Male	0.0089%
1916	612	Male	0.0099%
1915	536	Male	0.0123%
1914	669	Male	0.0085%
1913	622	Male	0.0095%
1912	565	Male	0.0113%
1911	500	Male	0.0145%
1910	718	Male	0.0086%
1909	643	Male	0.0102%
1908	696	Male	0.0090%
1907	646	Male	0.0101%
1906	729	Male	0.0083%
1905	723	Male	0.0084%
1904	548	Male	0.0123%
1903	713	Male	0.0085%
1900	568	Male	0.0117%
1899	595	Male	0.0104%
1898	717	Male	0.0076%
1897	565	Male	0.0115%
1896	655	Male	0.0093%
1895	928	Male	0.0055%
1894	816	Male	0.0064%
1893	960	Male	0.0050%
1892	530	Male	0.0114%
1891	509	Male	0.0119%
1890	937	Male	0.0050%
1889	841	Male	0.0059%
1888	453	Male	0.0139%
1887	786	Male	0.0064%
1886	898	Male	0.0050%
1885	669	Male	0.0078%
1884	586	Male	0.0090%
1883	615	Male	0.0089%
1882	884	Male	0.0049%
1881	820	Male	0.0055%
1880	473	Male	0.0127%

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