Hektor
Greek in origin, built on a verb for holding firm, so the name carries the sense of one who holds fast, steadfast. It stays rare in Poland: meet a boy called Hektor and you'll likely remember it.
Hektor Pronunciation
Hektor is pronounced KHEK-tor (/ˈxɛktɔr/).
What Hektor means
Where Hektor comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Hektor grows from the Greek Hektōr, tied to the verb ekhein, to hold or to hold firm. From that root comes the short meaning recorded here: holding fast, steadfast, or in Polish mocno trzymający. The sense sits in the word itself, in the grip of a hand that will not let go.
Every reader of Homer meets one Hektor first. He is the prince of Troy in the Iliad, the man who stands before the city gates when Achilles comes for him. He holds his ground and dies for it, and the Greeks who named him could hear the meaning plainly.
In Poland the name stayed rare and slightly grand. A boy called Hektor stands out on the class register, one Greek name among the Jakubs and Kacpers. Nothing about the name has softened. Hektor still means the one who holds fast.
When Hektor celebrates name day
Hektor appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 20 June.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Hektor
1 in 73355 men in Poland is named Hektor. 291 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1775 among male names.
Hektor's popularity over time
17 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #551 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2009.
Where Hektor is most popular
Hektor is most popular in Masovian, 85% above the national average (37 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+56%) and Kuyavian-Pomeranian (+46%). It is least common in Lublin and Łódź, 65% and 58% below average respectively.
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Masovian37 boys born+85%
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Pomeranian13 boys born+56%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian9 boys born+46%
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Lower Silesian12 boys born+35%
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Silesian17 boys born+32%
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Lesser Poland16 boys born+25%
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West Pomeranian5 boys born+5%
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Greater Poland8 boys born−34%
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Łódź3 boys born−58%
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Lublin2 boys born−65%
Hektor as a middle name
Hektor is a first name for 291 men in Poland and a middle name for another 141, a 67/33 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 594th, between Emilio (141) and Zawisza (141).
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#592 Stiven142
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#593 Emilio141
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#594 Hektor141
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#595 Zawisza141
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#596 Allen140