Rector

Boy · recorded 1912–1945

  • 1945last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1945. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Rector.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 13 recorded years as a table
Rector, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191216
191310
19148
19156
19179
19189
191913
192013
19226
19239
19246
19255
19454

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rector isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1945
5
Rank in 1945
#3,338
How rare
1 in 269,171 boys
Since 1912
101

Rector was last recorded in 1945. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1912, at 16 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Rector doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.