How Many People Are Named Caress?
An estimated 199 people in the United States have the first name Caress. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Caress peaked in popularity in 1986 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caress 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 Caress paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
199
About 1 in 1,722,384 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
69 births
Total Registered
209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caress
Caress is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 209 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caress as a female name
Ranked #15,457 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1986 (69 births)
Caress: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caress span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 149 babies were registered. Caress has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caress by Decade
How has Caress 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.
Caress by State
Birth registrations for Caress span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, New York, Illinois. On average, about 9 Caresss were registered per state.
Caress + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caress as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caress
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Caress: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caress?
We estimate approximately 199 people named Caress 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 1,722,384 Americans share this first name.
Is Caress a common name?
Caress is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caress most popular?
Caress reached peak popularity in 1986, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caress is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caress a female name?
Caress is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caress Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caress Smith, Caress Johnson, Caress 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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