Given name & surname
Kaplan
Kaplan is a surname from Latin. It is used in English, Turkish, and Czech.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaplan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79
- 79 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,426 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,426 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 134 as a first name in 2020; 27,627 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.
Kaplan’s family of names
In German usage, Kaplan as a surname has a related form in CAPLAN. In German usage, Kaplan as a surname has a related form in KAPLANER. In German usage, Kaplan as a surname has a related form in KAPLON.
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Around the world
Kaplan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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