Total births
99
US rank #8143 Boys' name Peak 2015 99 births
Kap — #8143 US boys' name
99 babies named Kap in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8143
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 43% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Kap was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kap in 2015 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kap
The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Kap between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kap currently holds the #8143 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kap performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kap shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kap 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 99 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.
Kap at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#8,143
Active since
2010
Kap popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010
- Peak year (2015)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
Kap by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 60 births that decade — 61% of Kap's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kap? ▼
99 babies have been named Kap since 2010. It currently ranks #8143 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Kap most popular? ▼
Kap was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Kap been used? ▼
Kap has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kap? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kapono, Kapri, Kapil, Kapena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kap
Nearby Names Like Kap
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kap
Kapono Boy
#9210 205 births
Kapri Boy
#4371 139 births
Kapil Boy
134 births
Kapena Boy
#12727 79 births
Kaplan Boy
68 births
Compare Kap side by side: Kap vs Kapono Kap vs Kapri Kap vs Kapil
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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, 2010–2024 (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.