Proctor vs Promise

Side-by-side comparison of Proctor and Promise - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Proctor

Boy name

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Name B

Promise

Girl name · Rank #820

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Metric Proctor Promise
Current Rank Unranked #820
Total Births (all years) 249 6,426
Peak Year 1927 2023
Peak Year Births 15 395
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1975

Births by Decade

Decade Proctor Promise
1880s 10 -
1910s 69 -
1920s 87 -
1930s 41 -
1940s 15 -
1950s 17 -
1960s 10 -
1970s - 49
1980s - 143
1990s - 372
2000s - 1,296
2010s - 2,430
2020s - 2,136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Proctor Promise
2014 - 249
2015 - 246
2016 - 215
2017 - 242
2018 - 295
2019 - 320
2020 - 319
2021 - 390
2022 - 365
2023 - 395
2024 - 337
2025 - 330

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–1962.

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