Girls' name · since 1966
Kaprice
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 383 babies named Kaprice, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaprice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 383 have been recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaprice has been recorded 383 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2024.
- #13,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 383 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaprice ranks #13,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 383 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaprice's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Kaprice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaprice splits its recorded history at 1998: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaprice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kaprice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (125 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Kaprice's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kaprice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 125 births (33% of all-time use).
Kaprice by state
Where Kaprice concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 383 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaprice's data
- Kaprice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kaprices (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Kaprice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1966–2024 (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 Kaprice 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.