How Many People Are Named Haakon?
An estimated 449 people in the United States have the first name Haakon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Haakon peaked in popularity in 2016 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haakon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Haakon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
449
About 1 in 763,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2016
30 births
Total Registered
471
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haakon
Haakon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 471 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Haakon as a male name
Ranked #6,259 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (30 births)
Haakon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haakon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 175 babies were registered. While Haakon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Haakon by Decade
How has Haakon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Haakon by State
Haakon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haakon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haakon
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Haakon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haakon?
We estimate approximately 449 people named Haakon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 763,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Haakon a common name?
Haakon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 471 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haakon most popular?
Haakon reached peak popularity in 2016, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haakon is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haakon a male name?
Haakon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haakon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haakon Smith, Haakon Johnson, Haakon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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