Happy is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1971 and remains in steady use.
Happy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,049 among boys (7) and #9,691 among girls (10) — overall #11,526 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #9,691 | #10,049 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #8,634 | #11,422 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #9,219 | #7,912 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #10,678 | #10,173 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,488 | — |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #15,976 | #7,714 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #10,006 | #10,114 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #11,804 | #12,855 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #12,028 | #9,138 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #17,425 | — |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #17,525 | #12,813 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #17,824 | — |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #18,524 | #13,240 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #15,812 | #11,137 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,423 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,381 | — |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,178 | — |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #5,026 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,738 | — |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #3,678 | — |
| 1974 | 20 | — | #4,548 | #4,337 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,881 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,594 | — |
| 1971 | 22 | — | #4,641 | #3,237 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #4,858 | — |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #4,034 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #4,897 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,178 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #7,141 | #3,132 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,983 | — |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,438 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #5,498 | #3,795 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #2,951 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,231 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,086 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,035 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,546 | — |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,458 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #3,955 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,606 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,695 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,993 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,446 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,122 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,994 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,374 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,388 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,524 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,506 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | #5,408 | #3,642 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,371 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #5,118 | #3,224 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,729 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,582 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,765 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,626 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,392 |