male NAME · CURRENTLY #409

Hector

HEK-tər

“holding fast”

A classical Greek name prominent in Homeric tradition.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Hector has traveled through time

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LATEST YEAR2025779 births
PEAK RANK#156in 1990
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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