Hector

Meaning and origin of Hector

Popularity of Hector in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Hector has been rising (+5.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hector every 7.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Hector in English-speaking countries

Hector ranks 288^th in Scotland and 297^th in England and Wales, against 164^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  288^th boys’ name39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,537

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  297^th boys’ name459 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,800−2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  393^rd boys’ name2,474 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,078−2.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  573^rd boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,925

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,036^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,294

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  843^rd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,907

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  952^nd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,365

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Hector and Héctor are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Héctor5
• Hektor5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Hector

• Ulysse
• Arsène
• Ambroise
• Georges
• Sandro
• Baptiste
• Achille
• Bastien
• Sasha
• Alex
• Esteban
• Ange

See also

• →French names of Greek origin