Worldwide, โปรตอน (Proton 
, โปรตอน 
) is a rare principally male, but very seldom girly forename. The given name โปรตอน is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is a very rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare masculine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine name. More prevalently, โปรตอน is the last name as well as the forename.