Hector has been given to about 109,209 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Hector ranks 409th among American boys in 2025, with 779 born that year. Its best year was 2005, when 2,458 babies were given the name, ranking 167th. The typical living American called Hector is about 33 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.