Is Happy a boy or girl name?

Happy is a unisex name. Of the 580 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 46.6% were girls and 53.4% were boys.

Happy

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Happy was most popular in 1971, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,714 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 580 people named Happy.

Happy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Happy’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Happy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Happy is a unisex name — 46.6% of the 580 Americans given it were girls and 53.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 55% girls and 45% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org