Boys' name · since 1884
Proctor
Proctor has 249 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 249
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Proctor is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 249 have been recorded since 1884.
Proctor has 249 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1962.
- #11,695 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 249 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Proctor ranks #11,695 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 249
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Proctor's 249 recorded births place it above 74.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Proctor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Proctor's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Proctor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1962
- Peak year (1927)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Proctor by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Proctor's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Proctor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (35% of all-time use).
Proctor by state
Where Proctor concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide.
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- Proctor's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Proctors (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Proctor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Proctor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.