boy's name
Haakon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 471
Haakon is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2016, when 30 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Haakon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 175 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 64 |
How popular is Haakon?
In 2024, Haakon was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Haakon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Haakon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Haakon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Haakon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Haakon
How popular is the name Haakon?
In 2024, Haakon was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Haakon a girl's or a boy's name?
Haakon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Haakon most popular?
Haakon peaked in 2016, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.