Boys' name · since 1912
Rector
101 babies named Rector in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 101
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
101 boys have been named Rector since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rector has 101 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1945.
- #17,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 101 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rector ranks #17,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 101
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Rector's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Rector's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rector's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rector popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1945
- Peak year (1920)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Rector by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (52 births, 51% of the file).
1910s was Rector's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rector births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 52 births (51% of all-time use).
Rector by state
Where Rector concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Rector's data
- Rector's decade-level peak was the 1910s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Rectors (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rector: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1912–1945 (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 Rector 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.