Kaprice
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-PREESS
- Origin
- French
Kaprice is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “whim”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaprice mean?
French: spelling of Caprice; French word caprice, from Italian capriccio
“whim”
From the French word for a sudden whim or fancy, itself taken from Italian capriccio.
Meaning borrowed from Caprice. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kaprice a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaprice is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaprice in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Kaprice in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaprice in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
Names like Kaprice
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katherine Jasmine Kate Kylie Elle Katie Chloe Elise Giselle Kaylee Jade Zoe
Names related to Kaprice
More French names
Eleanor Beau Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle Quincy
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaprice: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaprice, updated 20 October 2026.