Boys' name · since 1975
Trapper
Trapper has 992 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 992
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Trapper currently ranks #6549 among boys' names in America, with 992 babies recorded since 1975.
Trapper has 992 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6549 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 992 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trapper ranks #5,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 992 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 992
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Trapper's 992 recorded births place it above 88.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Trapper compares
992 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Trapper's all-time total is 169% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trapper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 992 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Trapper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trapper's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trapper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Trapper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (294 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Trapper's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Trapper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
257 births
- 2010s
2010s
294 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 294 births (30% of all-time use).
How Trapper compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Trapper's total volume
Trapper by state
Where Trapper concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Alaska | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.6% |
11 of 992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Trapper's data
- Trapper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (294 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Trappers (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Trapper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Trapper 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.