Cap
#15,352 most common boys' name of all time · #39,901 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1881–2024
Rank among boys
#15,352
Rank overall
#39,901 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
104
Since 2016
13
Peak year
1885 #689
Best rank
#689 1885
Girls
Boys
peak 9/yr
Cap first appears in 1881. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,377 |
| 2022 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,014 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,166 |
| 1944 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,471 |
| 1936 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,600 |
| 1920 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,325 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,207 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,212 |
| 1917 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,241 |
| 1913 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,311 |
| 1901 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1900 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,368 |
| 1893 | — | 6 | 6 | #974 |
| 1892 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,149 |
| 1891 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,043 |
| 1888 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,096 |
| 1885 | — | 9 | 9 | #689 |
| 1881 | — | 6 | 6 | #845 |