girl's name

Caress

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 209

Caress is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2000 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 69 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1978.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Caress over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2000, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Caress by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 149
1990s 50
2000s (to 2000) 5

How popular is Caress?

In 2000, Caress was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Caress

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Caress also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caress over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Caress

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caress — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Caress

How popular is the name Caress?

In 2000, Caress was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Caress a girl's or a boy's name?

Caress is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Caress?

Caress has 2 syllables.

When was Caress most popular?

Caress peaked in 1986, when 69 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.