Snapper

Boy · recorded 1973–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1974best year

Most popular in 1974.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Snapper.

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Its story

Popularity since 1973

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 4 recorded years as a table
Snapper, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19733
19745
19754
19793

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Snapper isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
5
Rank in 1979
#6,056
How rare
1 in 344,307 boys
Since 1973
24

Snapper was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1974, at 5 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Snapper doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.