Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Caprice

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Italian
Fanciful, whimsical; derived from the Italian word capriccio

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Music or Musician

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #5150, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #12323, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #944, 116 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–14
2024––
2023–10
202259
2021–16
2020–18
2019–5
2018–17
2017516
2016–17

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #353, 94 births); most recent 2021 (rank #3962, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20215
20204
20194
20184
2017–
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #498, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #433, 6 births); most recent 2008 (rank #793, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #413, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence