Proctor

Boy · recorded 1884–1962

  • 1962last recorded
  • 1884best year

Most popular in 1884.

Last recorded in 1962. 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 Proctor.

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

0224418841904192319431962

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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 32 recorded years as a table
Proctor, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188444
188841
191026
191214
19148
191512
191610
191714
191812
19199
192010
19215
192212
19235
192411
19258
19267
192713
19286
19307
193110
19327
19347
19359
19444
19454
19473
19533
19563
19592
19602
19622

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Proctor 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1962
5
Rank in 1962
#4,033
How rare
1 in 413,754 boys
Since 1884
249

Proctor was last recorded in 1962. 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 1884, at 44 per million boys born.

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

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