How Many People Are Named Ector?
An estimated 661 people in the United States have the first name Ector. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Ector peaked in popularity in 1995 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ector as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ector paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
661
About 1 in 518,539 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1995
21 births
Total Registered
783
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ector
Ector is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 783 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ector as a male name
Ranked #11,242 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1995 (21 births)
Ector: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ector span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 150 babies were registered. Ector has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ector by Decade
How has Ector tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ector by State
Ector + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ector as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ector
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ector: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ector?
We estimate approximately 661 people named Ector are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 518,539 Americans share this first name.
Is Ector a common name?
Ector is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 783 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ector most popular?
Ector reached peak popularity in 1995, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ector is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ector a male name?
Ector is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ector Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ector Smith, Ector Johnson, Ector Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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