as a First Name
Modern coinage from the vocabulary word (originally meaning ‘prosperous’, a derivative of hap ‘chance, good luck’, of Old Norse origin), occasionally used for the sake of the good omen of its meaning; compare Merry.
| 6,670th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 904
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Happy per capita
- 1935
- marked the height of its popularity
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