Boys' name · since 1912
Capers
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Capers, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Capers sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 114 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Capers has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1961.
- #16,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 114 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Capers ranks #16,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Capers's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Capers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Capers's full recorded timeline at 1927, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Capers popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1961
- Peak year (1919)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Capers by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (36 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Capers's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Capers births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 36 births (32% of all-time use).
Capers by state
Where Capers concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 34 | 29.8% |
34 of 114 births nationwide.
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What to do with Capers's data
- Capers's decade-level peak was the 1910s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Caperss (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Capers: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Capers draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.