How Many People Are Named Captain?
people named Captain are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 867,474 people in the US has this name
Based on 466 babies named Captain in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Captain in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Captain alive today is about 10 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Captain first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 2018, to 33 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Captain has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #695, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #5,240.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,240 |
| Best rank | #695 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,262 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Captain alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Captain were born in California than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today.
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