Captain is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Captain is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,242 for boy births in the United States (and #11,060 across all names), given to 18 babies. Captain first appears in 1883 and peaked in 2018 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,242 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #6,907 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #4,909 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #4,322 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #4,960 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,563 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #4,351 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #3,383 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #4,126 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #3,454 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,093 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #4,202 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #4,681 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #6,753 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #11,220 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,279 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #11,132 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #12,328 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,271 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,597 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,026 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,632 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,590 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,541 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #3,924 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,385 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,246 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,412 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,563 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #1,445 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,073 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #695 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #915 |