Rector is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Rector is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1945. Rector first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1920 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 5 | — | #3,677 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,102 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,784 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #2,903 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #3,797 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,316 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #2,363 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,056 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,153 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,282 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,649 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,177 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,226 |