US rank #11936 Boys' name Peak 2017 19 births

Hap — #11936 US boys' name

19 babies named Hap in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s132020s6
#11936
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Hap was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hap in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hap

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Hap between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hap currently holds the #11936 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hap performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hap shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hap 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 19 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.

Hap at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

19

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2017

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,936

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hap popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 202420172016 5

Hap by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 68% of Hap's all-time total
2010s132020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hap?
19 babies have been named Hap since 2016. It currently ranks #11936 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
When was Hap most popular?
Hap was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Hap been used?
Hap has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hap?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Happy. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2016–2024 (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.