Boy or Girl

Is Caprice a boy or girl name?

Caprice was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 94.9% of the 3,549 US babies named Caprice were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
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Babies named Caprice since 1949
3,549
Most popular year
1966
116 babies
Babies named Caprice each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Caprice from 1949 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Caprice, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s07100%
1950s0230100%
1960s0621100%
1970s4356392.9%
1980s1953796.6%
1990s6367691.5%
2000s3346793.4%
2010s1721592.7%
2020s55391.4%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–10#9,740
20225#12,6659#10,547
20210–16#7,019
20200–18#6,379
20190–5#15,991
20180–17#6,855
20175#12,59316#7,159
20160–17#6,963
20156#10,89836#4,085
20140–22#5,832
20130–28#4,925
20126#11,01224#5,586
20110–24#5,583
20100–26#5,270
20096#11,21934#4,386
20080–41#3,878
20076#11,13145#3,610
20065#12,32568#2,639
20050–57#2,873
20040–38#3,758
20030–39#3,606
20020–51#2,898
20015#10,81939#3,428
200011#5,97055#2,677
19997#7,97959#2,441
199812#5,18955#2,501
19970–48#2,625
19966#8,09562#2,178
19955#9,05751#2,494
19947#7,06556#2,324
19939#5,82689#1,681
19926#7,54873#1,912
199111#4,80684#1,728
19900–99#1,546
19890–80#1,703
19880–81#1,600
19875#7,09875#1,632
19860–65#1,773
19859#4,37649#2,140
19840–36#2,581
19830–43#2,243
19820–41#2,375
19815#6,40434#2,666
19800–33#2,754
19796#5,44950#2,024
19787#4,62146#2,055
19778#4,22143#2,165
19765#5,71837#2,261
19750–42#2,062
19746#4,70434#2,301
197311#3,04270#1,399
19720–71#1,395
19710–97#1,176
19700–73#1,423
19690–114#1,019
19680–90#1,124
19670–74#1,240
19660–116#944
19650–50#1,576
19640–31#2,155
19630–31#2,136
19620–43#1,733
19610–48#1,627
19600–24#2,440
19590–15#3,119
19580–22#2,460
19570–18#2,735
19560–30#1,976
19550–25#2,161
19540–26#2,077
19530–28#1,935
19520–27#1,940
19510–20#2,254
19500–19#2,262
19490–7#4,283

Highest rank

As a boy name, Caprice reached #3,042 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #944 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Caprice

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.