Hector

Where Hector comes from

From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). Sometimes used as an anglicization of various Scottish Gaelic names, including Eachann and Eochaid. The thundercloud cluster was named by pilots during the Second World War.
— Wiktionary's entry for Hector
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1803
    Hector Berlioz born
    French composer and conductor
  2. 1830
    Hector Malot born
    French writer
  3. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #465 among boys — 15 babies in the first year on record.
  4. 1992
    Peak, #156
    2,018 babies named Hector — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2019
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #341.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Hector Berlioz · French composer and conductor, 1803–1869
  • Hector Malot · French writer, 1830–1907
  • Hector Guimard · French architect, 1867–1942
  • Hector Hodler · Swiss Esperantist, 1887–1920
  • Hector Bianciotti · French writer, 1930–2012

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.