Name meaning & stats
Hector
Hector means “holding fast” (Ancient Greek origin). 104,912 US babies since 1940, peak 2005.
What it means
“holding fast”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2005
104,912 US babies were named Hector between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Hector (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Hector is the main spelling
- Hector 100%
- Hektor <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2005)