How Many People Are Named Elaine Proctor?

There are approximately 15 people named Elaine Proctor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elaine with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Proctor. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 22,850,289 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Elaine

Last Name

Proctor

Elaine: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elaine. The peak year was 1947 with 7,071 births. The average person named Elaine today is 63 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Elaine

In the 2020 Census, the first name Elaine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.04%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.26%) and Hispanic (5.89%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Elaine in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Elaine rose or fell over time.

White

77.04%

Black

9.26%

Hispanic

5.89%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.55%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.57%

Two or More Races

1.69%

Ancestry of the Proctor Surname

The surname Proctor was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Proctor in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.78%

Black

20.60%

Hispanic

3.04%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.72%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.32%

Two or More Races

5.55%

How we calculated this

The first name "Elaine" has an estimated frequency of 0.0374% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Proctor" appears at a rate of 11.40 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Elaine are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 15 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Elaine

Elaine Smith Elaine Johnson Elaine Williams Elaine Brown Elaine Jones Elaine Garcia Elaine Robinson Elaine May

Other people with the surname Proctor

Michael Proctor James Proctor John Proctor David Proctor Robert Proctor William Proctor

Elaine Proctor: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Elaine Proctor?

We estimate approximately 15 people named Elaine Proctor are alive in the United States today. The first name Elaine is shared by 128,300 Americans, and the surname Proctor is shared by 39,085.

How rare is the name Elaine Proctor?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans. The first name Elaine is common and the surname Proctor is uncommon.

Is Elaine a male or female name?

Elaine is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Elaine?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Elaine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.04%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.26%) and Hispanic (5.89%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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