Captain is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10996 for boy births in the United States, given to 18 babies. Captain first appears in the data in 1883 and reached its peak in 2018 (33 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #10,996 |
| 2024 | 12 | #14,423 |
| 2023 | 20 | #10,331 |
| 2022 | 24 | #9,175 |
| 2021 | 19 | #10,575 |
| 2020 | 21 | #9,734 |
| 2019 | 23 | #9,373 |
| 2018 | 33 | #7,328 |
| 2017 | 25 | #8,914 |
| 2016 | 32 | #7,611 |
| 2015 | 25 | #9,019 |
| 2014 | 26 | #8,733 |
| 2013 | 23 | #9,481 |
| 2012 | 17 | #11,907 |
| 2011 | 20 | #10,566 |
| 2010 | 12 | #15,188 |
| 2009 | 6 | #24,528 |
| 2008 | 11 | #16,452 |
| 2007 | 6 | #24,688 |
| 2006 | 5 | #27,263 |
| 2005 | 7 | #20,740 |
| 1981 | 6 | #13,431 |
| 1958 | 5 | #9,141 |
| 1942 | 5 | #7,359 |
| 1938 | 5 | #7,085 |
| 1924 | 7 | #6,845 |
| 1922 | 6 | #7,555 |
| 1920 | 5 | #8,363 |
| 1919 | 5 | #8,105 |
| 1918 | 7 | #6,599 |
| 1916 | 6 | #6,750 |
| 1910 | 6 | #3,321 |
| 1901 | 5 | #2,644 |
| 1887 | 8 | #1,592 |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,925 |