Capers — boys' name

What the Data Says About Capers

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Capers between 1912 and 1961, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Capers currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Capers performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Capers shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Capers in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Capers in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 114 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.