Boys' name · since 1919
Ector
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 783 babies named Ector, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 783
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
783 boys have been named Ector since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ector has 783 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2022.
- #5,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 783 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ector ranks #5,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 783 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 783
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ector's 783 recorded births place it above 86.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ector's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ector's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ector popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2022
- Peak year (1995)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Ector by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (150 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Ector's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Ector births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 150 births (19% of all-time use).
How Ector compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ector's total volume
Ector by state
Where Ector concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 127 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 126 | 16.1% |
127 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ector's data
- Ector's decade-level peak was the 1990s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ectors (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ector
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ector: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ector draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.