Unisex name · since 1912
Happy
Happy has 310 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Happy is the #9765 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 310 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Happy recorded 310 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #9765 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #10,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,765 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 310 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Happy ranks #10,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,765 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 310 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Happy's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Happy compares
310 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Happy's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Happy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 310 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Happy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Happy's full recorded timeline at 1948, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1936 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Happy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1936)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Happy popularity over time - girls
270 total births recorded since 1919 (Happy as girls' name)
Happy by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (58 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Happy's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Happy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 58 births (19% of all-time use).
Happy by state
Where Happy concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 13 | 4.2% |
13 of 310 births nationwide.
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What to do with Happy's data
- Happy's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Happys (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Happy
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Happy
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Happy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Happy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Happy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.