Girls' name · since 1883
Cappie
Cappie has 41 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1883
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cappie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Cappie recorded 41 times among girls since 1883, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1960.
- #37,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1883
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cappie ranks #37,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1883, peaking in the 1950s.
- #37,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1883
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cappie's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cappie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cappie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cappie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1960
- Peak year (1955)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Cappie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (26 births, 63% of the file).
1950s was Cappie's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cappie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 26 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Cappie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (26 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cappie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1883–1960 (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 Cappie 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.