Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1912
Lector
10 babies named Lector in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1912–1919
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Lector since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lector has 10 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1919.
- 10 total births
- 1912–1919 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Lector since 1912, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1919.
- 10
- total births
- 1912–1919
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lector was born in this single decade.
1912
Single peak year
5 babies were named Lector in 1912 - its busiest year on record.
Lector's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lector splits its recorded history at 1919: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births).
Lector at a glance
Last recorded 1919Peak year
1912
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
Lector popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1919
- Peak year (1912)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Lector by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Lector's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lector births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lector? ▼
Lector has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1919. 5 babies were born in 1912, its single highest year.
When was Lector most popular? ▼
Lector was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Lector been used? ▼
Lector has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 8 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Lector? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lecia, Lechelle, Lecretia, Lechia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lector
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1912–1919 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lector: Baby Name Since 1912 - 10 Births, Peak 1912." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lector. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lector 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 July 2026.