Caprice vs Kaitlin
Caprice and Kaitlincompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Caprice was ranked #413 and Kaitlin #223 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1998, Caprice was ranked #498 and Kaitlin #270 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Caprice was ranked #3961 and Kaitlin #2942 among girls in England and Wales.
Caprice and Kaitlin over time
Caprice and Kaitlin appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Kaitlin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Caprice in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Caprice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaitlin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2021
Caprice held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kaitlin in 24.
Highest recorded here: Caprice #353 in 1997, Kaitlin #198 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Caprice #3961, Kaitlin #2942.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Caprice | Kaitlin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3961 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caprice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kaitlin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Caprice
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1364 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2021
Highest recorded position: #353 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2021).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3961 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Kaitlin
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2015
Highest recorded position: #90 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2015).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls