Hector Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#573
1997	#493
1998	#424
1999	#471
2000	#515
2001	#421
2002	#411
2003	#479
2004	#454
2005	#471
2006	#411
2007	#517
2008	#453
2009	#362
2010	#386
2011	#321
2012	#307
2013	#291
2014	#276
2015	#299
2016	#255
2017	#282
2018	#259
2019	#264
2020	#269
2021	#257
2022	#301
2023	#295
2024	#308

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #246 in Scotland in 2024.

Hector's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#308	145	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#295	152	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#301	150	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#257	185	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#269	175	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#264	185	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#259	197	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#282	183	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#255	206	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#299	155	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#276	171	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#291	153	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#307	149	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#321	138	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#386	103	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#362	107	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#453	79	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#517	62	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#411	81	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#471	60	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#454	59	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#479	50	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#411	55	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#421	51	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#515	38	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#471	44	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#424	50	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#493	38	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#573	29	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#584	5	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#631	4	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#749	3	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#495	6	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#532	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#246	16	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.