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Cap
OriginEnglish word name
About Cap
The lead character of the Captain America movies, played by Chris Evans, is occasionally called Cap, short for "captain," but even he has a real name. (Steve Rogers, ICYC)
As of October 2026, Cap ranked #12601 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #652 in 1885.
Editor's take: The name Cap is a boy's name.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Cap on lists
Famous Caps
- Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger
15th US secretary of defense
- Adrian Constantine "Cap" Anson
American baseball player
- Cap Robert Carden
US Congressman from Kentucky
- Charles Emmett "Cap" Barham
43rd Lieutenant Gov. of Louisiana
- Charles Andrew "Cap" Peterson
American baseball player
- Howard Eugene "Cap" Edwards
American NFL player
- Minot Joy "Cap" Crowell
American baseball player
- Alfred Henry "Cap" Fear
English CFL player
Cap in pop culture
- Cap Garland
character in the "Little House on the Prairie" series
- Capricorn "Cap" Anderson
character in the book "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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