How Many People Are Named Hektor?
An estimated 100 people in the United States have the first name Hektor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Hektor peaked in popularity in 2009 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hektor 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 Hektor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
100
About 1 in 3,427,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2009
11 births
Total Registered
101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hektor
Hektor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 101 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hektor as a male name
Ranked #13,037 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2009 (11 births)
Hektor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hektor span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 47 babies were registered. While Hektor is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hektor by Decade
How has Hektor 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.
Hektor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hektor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hektor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hektor?
We estimate approximately 100 people named Hektor 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 3,427,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Hektor a common name?
Hektor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hektor most popular?
Hektor reached peak popularity in 2009, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hektor is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hektor a male name?
Hektor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hektor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hektor Smith, Hektor Johnson, Hektor 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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