How Many People Are Named Caprice?
An estimated 3,249 people in the United States have the first name Caprice. It is predominantly female (94.9%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Caprice peaked in popularity in 1966 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caprice as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caprice paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,249
About 1 in 105,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.9% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1966
116 births
Total Registered
3,549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caprice
Caprice is predominantly female (94.9%), though 180 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Caprice as a male name
Ranked #12,665 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1998 (12 births)
Caprice as a female name
Ranked #9,740 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1966 (116 births)
Caprice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caprice span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 739 babies were registered. Caprice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caprice by Decade
How has Caprice tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caprice by State
Birth registrations for Caprice span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Indiana. On average, about 70 Caprices were registered per state.
Caprice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caprice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caprice
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Caprice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caprice?
We estimate approximately 3,249 people named Caprice are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 105,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Caprice a common name?
Caprice is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caprice most popular?
Caprice reached peak popularity in 1966, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caprice is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caprice a female name?
Caprice is predominantly female. 94.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caprice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caprice Smith, Caprice Johnson, Caprice Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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