girl's name
Caprice
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,158
Northern Ireland
#505
2007 births
Caprice is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1966, when 116 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Caprice over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1950s | 230 |
| 1960s | 621 |
| 1970s | 606 |
| 1980s | 556 |
| 1990s | 739 |
| 2000s | 500 |
| 2010s | 232 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 72 |
How popular is Caprice?
In 2025, Caprice was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Caprice is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Caprice
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Caprice also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caprice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Caprice
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caprice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Caprice
How popular is the name Caprice?
In 2025, Caprice was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Caprice a girl's or a boy's name?
Caprice is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Caprice?
Caprice has 2 syllables.
When was Caprice most popular?
Caprice peaked in 1966, when 116 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Caprice a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caprice currently ranks #7,757 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.