Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1975
Caprica
27 babies named Caprica in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1975–2016
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Caprica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1975.
Caprica has 27 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2016.
- 27 total births
- 1975–2016 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Caprica since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2016.
- 27
- total births
- 1975–2016
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Caprica was born in this single decade.
1975
Single peak year
6 babies were named Caprica in 1975 - its busiest year on record.
Caprica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caprica's full recorded timeline at 1979, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caprica at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
1975
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Caprica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2016
- Peak year (1975)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Caprica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Caprica's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Caprica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caprica? ▼
Caprica has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 6 babies were born in 1975, its single highest year.
When was Caprica most popular? ▼
Caprica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Caprica been used? ▼
Records for Caprica go back to 1975, giving 42 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Caprica? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Capri, Caprice, Capitola, Capricia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Caprica's data
- Caprica's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Caprica
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caprica
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Capricia Girl
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Captola Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caprica: Baby Name Since 1975 - 27 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caprica. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Caprica 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 July 2026.