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 #819

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Metric Proctor Promise
Current Rank Unranked #819
Total Births (all years) 249 6,089
Peak Year 1927 2023
Peak Year Births 15 393
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1975

Births by Decade

Decade Proctor Promise
1880ss 10 —
1910ss 69 —
1920ss 87 —
1930ss 41 —
1940ss 15 —
1950ss 17 —
1960ss 10 —
1970ss — 49
1980ss — 143
1990ss — 372
2000ss — 1,296
2010ss — 2,429
2020ss — 1,800

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Proctor Promise
2014 — 249
2015 — 246
2016 — 215
2017 — 242
2018 — 295
2019 — 319
2020 — 319
2021 — 388
2022 — 364
2023 — 393
2024 — 336

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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