Haakon
Haakon, also spelled Håkon, Hakon, Håkan, or Háukon or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há and konr. An old English form is Hacon as in Haconby, Hacon's Village.
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Haakon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haakon, also spelled Håkon, Hakon, Håkan, or Háukon or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há and konr. An old English form is Hacon as in Haconby, Hacon's Village.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
The Story of Haakon
Haakon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 30 Haakons were born — ranking #3,594 that year. As of 2026, Haakon ranks #6,839 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 494 Haakons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Haakon
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Haakon. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Håkon
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About the name Haakon
Haakon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 494 births in the dataset. Haakon's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,269. Use the chart and map above to compare Haakon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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