Recorded 1975–2016 Girls' name Peak 1975 27 births

Caprica — girls' name

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.

1970s162010s11
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.

What the Data Says About Caprica

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Caprica between 1975 and 2016, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caprica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caprica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Caprica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caprica 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 27 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.

Caprica at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

27

Since 1975

42 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1975

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2016

Caprica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1975

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.5 20162010197919771975 6

Caprica by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 59% of Caprica's all-time total
1970s162010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caprica?
27 babies have been named Caprica since 1975. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
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?
Caprica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 42 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.