Happy
59% girls · 41% boys
About Happy
Many emotional, virtuous word names are coming back into style, but Happy feels unlikely to be revived. This could be because it doesn't have a solid history of being popularly used (in comparison to Joy) and because it's such a familiarly used word in day to day life (unlike Valor).
Happy for boys#10049 US
It was notably borne by the not-so-happy character Happy Loman in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman and by a cat in the anime and manga series, Fairy Tail.
Happy for girls#9691 US
Many virtue names have long been in style or have seen a resurgence in recent years. Happy, however joyous, seems unlikely to join this trend. This could be because it doesn't have a solid history of being popularly used (in comparison to Joy or Hope) and because it's such a familiarly used word in day to day life (unlike Verity or Felicity).
It was notably borne by the not-so-happy character Happy Loman in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, by a cat in the anime and manga series, Fairy Tail, and by Happy Quinn from the TV show Scorpion.
Pronounced HAP-ee.
As of October 2026, Happy ranked #10049 for boys and #9691 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1917 for boys in 1936 and #3677 for girls in 1975.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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American actress
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Bahamian male footballer
- Happy Quinton JeleGirl
South African male footballer
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South African boxer
- Albert Benjamin "Happy" ChandlerGirl
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- Harry Peter "Happy" TraumGirl
male American folksinger
- Harold "Happy" HairstonGirl
American basketball player
- Oscar Emil "Happy" FelschGirl
American baseball player
- Happy Atticus Mapel (b. 1988)Girl
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Happy in pop culture
- Happy QuinnGirl
a main character on TV's "Scorpion"
- Harriet "Happy" LollyGirl
character in movie "Gigantic"
- "Happy GilmoreGirl
" movie and male main character
- Happy LomanGirl
male character in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
- Harold "Happy" HoganGirl
(male) character in the Iron Man series
- Happy LowmanGirl
male character on TV's Sons of Anarchy
- HappyGirl
one of the Seven Dwarfs
- HappyGirl
dog on TV's "Seventh Heaven"
- HappyGirl
male Exceed/Cat in anime "Fairy Tail"
- HappyGirl
Snow Hare on animated series "Tabaluga"
- Happy Walter HiggenbottomGirl
dog on animated TV series "The Mighty B!"