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Origin & history of Captain1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Captain comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Leader or commander of a ship..
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How popular is Captain?
2018
peak year
Captain has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4503), with about 23 babies named Captain each year. In 2018, 33 babies received the name (ranked #3383). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 448.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
33
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,383)
(ranked #3,383)
23
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
230
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
448
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Captain1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
C3
A1
P7
T2
A1
I9
N5
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Captain🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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