Proctor

PRAHK-ter /ˈpɹɑːktɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Proctor is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Proctor is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1962. Proctor was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1927 (15 births).

About the name Proctor

PronunciationPRAHK-ter /ˈpɹɑːktɚ/
15peak births 1927
1884first in SSA data

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How popular is Proctor?

Boys named Proctor
1884189019001910192019301940195019601962
Boys named Proctor per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1884–1962 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1962) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Proctor total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19625—#4,489
19605—#4,463
19595—#4,432
19566—#3,841
19536—#3,703
19475—#4,142
19455—#3,667
19445—#3,798
19359—#2,673
19347—#3,212
19327—#3,295
193110—#2,605
19308—#3,230
19287—#3,631
192715—#2,175
19268—#3,315
19259—#3,094
192412—#2,592
19236—#4,147
192213—#2,454
19216—#4,227
192011—#2,725
19199—#3,069
191812—#2,503
191713—#2,255
19169—#2,885
191510—#2,579
19145—#3,636
19126—#2,484
19105—#1,787
18885—#1,148
18845—#1,087
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