Habakkuk
Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Habakkuk
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Habakkuk
American parents first put Habakkuk on the record books as a baby boy name in 2020, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 9 Habakkuks were born — ranking #8,287 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 20 Habakkuks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Habakkuk
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About the name Habakkuk
Habakkuk is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Habakkuk's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Habakkuk'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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