Capri
Capri was the 547th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 551 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 826 places. More babies were named Capri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning the Italian island (origin of the name uncertain) · Italian, Latin
Say it kuh-PREE /kəˈpri/
- Rank in 2025
- #547 girls, up 135 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 551girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025551 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,564babies recorded
What does the name Capri mean?
Capri is the island in the Bay of Naples, used as a girls' name. Wiktionary traces it to Latin Capreae and lists three explanations for that name: an Etruscan word, Greek kapros, wild boar, or Latin capreae, goats, which would make it "goat island." None is settled. Wiktionary also uses Capri for the light white wine made on the island. It has been an occasional American girls' name since the 1950s.
Capreae (Latin, “Capri; perhaps 'goats' or 'wild boar'”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The island's name is of disputed origin (Etruscan, Greek 'boar', Latin 'goats').
Other explanations you may read: Means 'goat' (Latin). This is one of several proposals, not established..
Related names: Capria.
See also: Italian names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Capri' (Italian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Capri' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Capri popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 128 since 1982, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #547 | 551 |
| 2020 | #682 | 416 |
| 2010 | #1,536 | 145 |
| 2000 | #2,214 | 71 |
| 1990 | #2,319 | 54 |
| 1980 | #4,014 | 19 |
| 1970 | #4,525 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,810 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Capri, counting every spelling?
Capri is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #460 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #547 for Capri on its own. Together these spellings went to 693 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capri | 551 | #547 | 2,532 |
| Kapri | 142 | #1,506 | 654 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Capri?
551 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Capri (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Capri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Capri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Capri?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Capri are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 18. That makes Capri a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Capri by state
How common Capri was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.5×), Arizona (2.3×), Nevada (2.1×), New Jersey (2.1×), California (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Capri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Capri, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Capri · Sibling names for Capri
Questions about the name Capri
What does Capri mean?
Capri is usually explained as “the Italian island (origin of the name uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Capri?
Capri was the 547th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 551 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 826 places. More babies were named Capri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Capri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Capri in the US.
Where is Capri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Capri was most common in Utah (1.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and Arizona.