Over the past 110 years, 167 girls and 99 794 boys have been named Hector. The name Hector ranks 7271th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Hector in 1970. The peak of popularity of the name Hector came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.