Heitor
Meaning
steadfast (Portuguese form of Hector)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Heitor peaked in the 2020s.
Popularity in Brazil
297,607 people · the #98 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 683 · median age 4
Among people named Heitor living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 133,224 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Heitor
Most people given the name Heitor in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Heitor deep dive
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