Is Ector a boy or girl name?

Ector is a boy’s name. Of the 783 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ector

Recorded 1919–2022 · United States

Ector was most popular in 1995, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,580 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 783 people named Ector.

Ector over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ector’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ector a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ector is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 783 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ector

Where Ector is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org