Girls' name · since 1949
Caresse
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 338 babies named Caresse, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
338 girls have been named Caresse since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caresse recorded 338 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2006.
- #14,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 338 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caresse ranks #14,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caresse's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Caresse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caresse's full recorded timeline at 1987, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caresse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2006
- Peak year (1987)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Caresse by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (147 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Caresse's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Caresse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 147 births (43% of all-time use).
Caresse by state
Where Caresse concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 19 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 5.3% |
19 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Caresse's data
- Caresse's decade-level peak was the 1990s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Caresses (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Caresse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1949–2006 (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 Caresse 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.