Ector
Boy name · Greek · Old English
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,900 in 1953
0 babies were named Ector in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1919–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryEctor first shows up in US birth records in 1919, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 106 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1953, when it reached #1,900.
About the name Ector
Ector is a boy name of Greek and Old English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-tor”. US birth records list Ector for boys from 1919 to 2022, in 75 of those 104 years. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked #1,900 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2022, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Greek namesOld English names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7.1 | 140,845 boys |
| 1920s | 3.7 | 269,542 boys |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 578,035 boys |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1,265,823 boys |
| 1950s | 4.8 | 208,333 boys |
| 1960s | 4.2 | 239,808 boys |
| 1970s | 6.2 | 162,338 boys |
| 1980s | 6.4 | 155,280 boys |
| 1990s | 7.7 | 130,208 boys |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 158,228 boys |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 735,294 boys |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 882,353 boys |
More Greek boy names
- Boy name: Theodore · gift of God
- Boy name: Mateo · gift of God
- Boy name: Lucas · man from Lucania
- Unisex name: Elias · my God is Yahweh
- Boy name: Sebastian · venerable
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Boy name: Thomas · twin
- Unisex name: Miles · possibly gracious
Questions about the name Ector
What is the origin of the name Ector?
Ector has Greek, Old English roots in our records. Other Greek names include Theodore, Mateo, Lucas.
Is Ector a boy or girl name?
Ector is a boy name.
How popular is the name Ector?
Ector is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2022. It peaked at #1,900 in 1953.