Hec vs Hector

Side-by-side comparison of Hec and Hector - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Hec

Boy name

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Name B

Hector

Boy name · Rank #380

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Metric Hec Hector
Current Rank Unranked #380
Total Births (all years) 5 108,728
Peak Year 1973 2005
Peak Year Births 5 2,458
Peak Decade 1970s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hec Hector
1880s - 95
1890s - 103
1900s - 125
1910s - 694
1920s - 1,481
1930s - 1,794
1940s - 2,825
1950s - 7,101
1960s - 9,604
1970s 5 12,130
1980s - 15,108
1990s - 19,493
2000s - 20,880
2010s - 12,137
2020s - 5,158

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hec Hector
2014 - 1,214
2015 - 1,194
2016 - 1,100
2017 - 1,074
2018 - 1,012
2019 - 985
2020 - 856
2021 - 901
2022 - 927
2023 - 831
2024 - 864
2025 - 779

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1973–1973.

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