How Many People Are Named Trapper?
An estimated 959 people in the United States have the first name Trapper. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Trapper peaked in popularity in 2011 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trapper 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 Trapper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
959
About 1 in 357,408 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2011
41 births
Total Registered
979
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trapper
Trapper is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 979 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Trapper as a male name
Ranked #4,851 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (41 births)
Trapper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trapper span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 294 babies were registered. While Trapper is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Trapper by Decade
How has Trapper 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.
Trapper by State
Birth registrations for Trapper span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Texas, Alaska. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Alaska, Texas. On average, about 8 Trappers were registered per state.
Trapper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Trapper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Trapper
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Trapper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trapper?
We estimate approximately 959 people named Trapper 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 357,408 Americans share this first name.
Is Trapper a common name?
Trapper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 979 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trapper most popular?
Trapper reached peak popularity in 2011, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trapper is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trapper a male name?
Trapper is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trapper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trapper Smith, Trapper Johnson, Trapper 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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