Recorded 1968–2003 Girls' name Peak 1976 69 births

Caprina — girls' name

69 babies named Caprina in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s381980s51990s52000s10
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Caprina was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

8 babies were named Caprina in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caprina

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Caprina between 1968 and 2003, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caprina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caprina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caprina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caprina 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 69 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.

Caprina at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

69

Since 1968

36 years of records

Peak year

1976

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1968

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2003

Caprina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1968

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1976)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Caprina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 55% of Caprina's all-time total
1960s111970s381980s51990s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caprina?
69 babies have been named Caprina since 1968. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1976 with 8 births.
When was Caprina most popular?
Caprina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Caprina been used?
Caprina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 36 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Caprina?
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, 1968–2003 (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.