How Many People Are Named Rector?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Rector. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Rector peaked in popularity in 1920 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rector 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 Rector paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Rector is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
- Rector is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1920
14 births
Total Registered
101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rector
Rector is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 101 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rector as a male name
Ranked #3,677 in 1945
5 male births in 1945
Peak: 1920 (14 births)
Rector: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rector span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 52 babies were registered. Rector has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rector by Decade
How has Rector 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.
Rector + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rector as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rector
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Rector: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rector?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Rector 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Rector a common name?
Rector is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rector most popular?
Rector reached peak popularity in 1920, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rector is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rector a male name?
Rector is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rector Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rector Smith, Rector Johnson, Rector 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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