Hector
Hector is a male given name: 100% of people named Hector are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
Hector · Héctor
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Héctor
- US births since 1880
- 101,525 male / 481 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hector
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hector," in English, "Guten Tag Hector," in German. Hector is a male given name: about 100% of people named Hector are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hector,
German
Guten Tag Hector,
French
Bonjour Hector,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hector:
Chinese
Hector您好：
Japanese
Hector様
English
Hi Hector,
German
Hi Hector,
French
Salut Hector,
Spanish
Hola Hector,
Chinese
Hector你好：
Japanese
Hectorさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Italy | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
101,525 male · 481 female · 102,006 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hector a male or female name?
Hector is a male given name: 100% of people named Hector are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Hector in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hector," in English, "Guten Tag Hector," in German. Hector is a male given name: about 100% of people named Hector are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Hector a unisex name?
Hector is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Hector are men. Hector leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Hector a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hector (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hector,
title = {Is Hector a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hector},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}