Hector

“Holding fast” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #409 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Hector has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #156 (1990) · 108,728 babies named Hector all-time · 1 in 2,200 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #50 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hectors

Hector Berlioz — French composer and conductor (1803–1869)
Hector Malot — French writer (1830–1907)
Hector Guimard — French architect (1867–1942)
Hector Hodler — Swiss Esperantist (1887-1920)
Hector Bianciotti — French writer (1930-2012)

In stories & tradition

Hector — Iliad · The Divine Comedy
Hector Barbossa — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Hector de Maris — fictional human

What Hectors become

Among 738 notable people named Hector:

Military figures appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hector MacDonald, British Army general from the Black Isle, Scotland (1853–1903).

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