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Meaning of the nameHector

Hector is a masculine name of Greek origin, from Héktōr, meaning 'holding fast'; Heitor is the traditional Portuguese form.

Meaning

“holding fast”

Source: Wiktionary: Hector · Behind the Name: Hector

People (2022)
11,067
Rank in Brazil
#1,586
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
4,670
people

Hector in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hector, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,162 people).

68 women 10,999 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Hector is most common

States with the highest share of people named Hector in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Roraima 0.046%
  2. Amazonas 0.013%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.008%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,1190.007%
Rio Grande do Sul1,1830.011%
Paraná8940.008%
Minas Gerais8760.004%
Rio de Janeiro6410.004%
Santa Catarina6000.008%
Amazonas5290.013%
Roraima2940.046%
Goiás2910.004%
Mato Grosso2870.008%
Pará2820.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul2810.010%
Bahia2730.002%
Pernambuco2610.003%
Maranhão2000.003%
Espírito Santo1600.004%
Ceará1460.002%
Distrito Federal1180.004%
Paraíba1030.003%
Rio Grande do Norte1010.003%
Rondônia820.005%
Piauí680.002%
Sergipe650.003%
Alagoas620.002%
Tocantins550.004%
Acre490.006%
Amapá470.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Hector

Wiktionary gives Hector as coming from Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ, 'holding fast', derived from the verb ἔχω (ékhō), 'to have, to hold'. Behind the Name gives the same etymology and records the name in Greek mythology, as that of a Trojan hero, and in the Arthurian cycle. Heitor is the Portuguese form of Hector, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Ector among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,067 people named Hector, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Roraima.

It is the most recorded spelling in the group and keeps the initial H of the Latin form.

Other spellings of Hector

SpellingPeople (2022)
Hector11,067
Ector1,482

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Hector · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Hector · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Heitor · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Hector · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Hector

What does the name Hector mean?

Hector means “holding fast”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Hector in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,067 people with the first name Hector, which ranks it number 1,586 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Hector a boy's or a girl's name?

Hector is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 68 women and 10,999 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Hector?

Hector is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hector most common?

Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.046% of the state's population is named Hector (294 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hector?

Ector. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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