Kapri
Kapri was the 1506th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1479th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,751 places. More babies were named Kapri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Capri) the Italian island (origin of the name uncertain) · Italian, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,506 girls, up 185 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 142girls
- Girls and boys
- 85% girls, 15% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,729babies recorded
What does the name Kapri mean?
Kapri is a spelling of Capri, pronounced the same way, so it shares Capri's meaning and origin.
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)
Kapri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,506 | #4,794 | 142 | 21 |
| 2020 | #1,691 | #4,489 | 121 | 22 |
| 2010 | #4,147 | — | 36 | — |
| 2000 | #6,083 | — | 18 | — |
| 1990 | #8,169 | — | 10 | — |
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How popular is Kapri, counting every spelling?
Kapri is a spelling of Capri, a name family that ranked #460 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,506 for Kapri 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 Kapri?
142 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kapri (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kapri 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 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kapri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kapri?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Kapri are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Kapri 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.
Kapri by state
How common Kapri was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.0×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kapri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kapri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kapri
What does Kapri mean?
Kapri is a spelling of Capri, usually explained as “the Italian island (origin of the name uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Kapri?
Kapri was the 1506th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1479th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,751 places. More babies were named Kapri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kapri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 85% girls, 15% boys given the name Kapri in the US.
Where is Kapri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kapri was most common in Georgia (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Florida.