Recorded 2002–2022 Boys' name Peak 2021 68 births

Kaplan — boys' name

68 babies named Kaplan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s402020s23
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kaplan was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kaplan in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaplan

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Kaplan between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaplan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaplan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaplan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaplan 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 68 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.

Kaplan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

68

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kaplan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
45678910 2022202120202019201720162014201120102002 5

Kaplan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 59% of Kaplan's all-time total
2000s52010s402020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaplan?
68 babies have been named Kaplan since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Kaplan most popular?
Kaplan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kaplan been used?
Kaplan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kaplan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kapono, Kapri, Kapil, Kap, and 4 more. 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, 2002–2022 (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.