Trapper
Trapper was the 6768th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1724th; the most babies were born in 2011 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,896 places. More babies were named Trapper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,768 boys, down 2,638 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 992babies recorded
Trapper popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,768 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,130 | 25 |
| 2010 | #4,665 | 21 |
| 2000 | #4,191 | 19 |
| 1990 | #8,048 | 6 |
| 1980 | #1,804 | 32 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Trapper, counting every spelling?
Trapper has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Trapper?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Trapper (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Trapper born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Trapper.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Trapper?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Trapper are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 32. That makes Trapper mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Trapper
How popular is the name Trapper?
Trapper was the 6768th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1724th; the most babies were born in 2011 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,896 places. More babies were named Trapper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Trapper a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Trapper in the US.