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Happy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Happy?

The rare name Happy was the 11,724th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Happy, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity ranking of #3677 was reached in 1975 with 18 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Happy was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Approximately during the years 1972-1975 the name Happy took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Happy has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Happy popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Happy has been moving upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Happy lately has risen.

The name Happy is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Happy (Girl)Happy (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 11,724 5 12,771
2017 7 13,161 8 9,104
2016 < 5 -- 6 11,190
2015 5 17,390 < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 5 17,507 5 12,796
2012 5 17,804 < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 5 18,511 5 13,227
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 6 15,808 6 11,131
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 7 8,419 < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- < 5 --
1979 6 9,376 < 5 --
1978 8 7,175 < 5 --
1977 13 5,022 < 5 --
1976 10 5,736 < 5 --
1975 18 3,677 < 5 --
1974 13 4,548 7 4,338
1973 5 8,875 < 5 --
1972 6 7,590 < 5 --
1971 12 4,639 10 3,237
1970 11 4,857 < 5 --
1969 13 4,037 < 5 --
1968 9 4,895 < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- 5 4,171
1965 < 5 -- < 5 --
1964 5 7,138 8 3,132
1963 5 6,980 < 5 --
1962 < 5 -- 7 3,434
1961 7 5,494 6 3,799
1960 < 5 -- 9 2,951
1959 < 5 -- 5 4,233
1958 < 5 -- < 5 --
1957 < 5 -- < 5 --
1956 < 5 -- < 5 --
1955 < 5 -- 5 4,082
1954 < 5 -- < 5 --
1953 < 5 -- 5 4,032
1952 < 5 -- < 5 --
1951 < 5 -- < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 5 5,544 < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- 6 3,457
1947 < 5 -- 5 3,957
1946 < 5 -- 9 2,605
1945 < 5 -- < 5 --
1944 < 5 -- < 5 --
1943 < 5 -- < 5 --
1942 < 5 -- < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- 5 3,719
1940 < 5 -- < 5 --
1939 < 5 -- 5 3,695
1938 < 5 -- 7 2,992
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- 14 1,916
1935 < 5 -- 10 2,446
1934 < 5 -- < 5 --
1933 < 5 -- 7 3,122
1932 < 5 -- 5 3,996
1931 < 5 -- 10 2,549
1930 < 5 -- < 5 --
1929 < 5 -- 7 3,377
1928 < 5 -- 5 4,388
1927 < 5 -- < 5 --
1926 < 5 -- 7 3,524
1925 < 5 -- 5 4,504
1924 5 5,407 7 3,642
1923 < 5 -- < 5 --
1922 < 5 -- 8 3,370
1921 < 5 -- < 5 --
1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
1919 5 5,118 8 3,225
1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
1917 < 5 -- 6 3,729
1916 < 5 -- < 5 --
1915 < 5 -- 6 3,582
1914 < 5 -- 7 2,765
1913 < 5 -- 6 2,626
1912 < 5 -- 6 2,392
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.