Total births
20
US rank #8888 Boys' name Peak 2024 20 births
Habakkuk — #8888 US boys' name
20 babies named Habakkuk in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8888
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Habakkuk was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Habakkuk in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Habakkuk
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Habakkuk between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Habakkuk currently holds the #8888 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Habakkuk performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Habakkuk in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Habakkuk at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,888
Active since
2020
Habakkuk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Habakkuk by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 20 births that decade — 100% of Habakkuk's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Habakkuk? ▼
20 babies have been named Habakkuk since 2020. It currently ranks #8888 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 9 births.
When was Habakkuk most popular? ▼
Habakkuk was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Habakkuk been used? ▼
Habakkuk has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Habakkuk? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Habib, Habeeb, Haben, Habram, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Habakkuk
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Habram Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2020–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.