A reliable meaning for Kap isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kap through the years
Babies since 1880
113
113 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2025
14 babies
2025
14
#6,276 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+50%
Rising fast
Kap in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2010–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,276 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 696 as a first name in 2020; 450 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.