COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Doctor
A male given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1952 — 74 YEARS

Doctor (M): reported births per year0510152025188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 17 — 1920
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

A profession issued at birth. Doctor was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1951, peaking at 17 births in 1920 — 379 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 74 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1951
Peak1920 — 17 births
Total recorded, 1880–2025379
Years above the line43 of a possible 146
Longest absence74 years (1952–2025, ongoing)
Returned1951

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The Vanished · 1881–1971 · peak 1920

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The Vanished · 1880–1976 · peak 1919

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The Vanished · 1880–1963 · peak 1919

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The Vanished · 1889–1984 · peak 1921

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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