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Caprice

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Caprice: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2021, ranging from #353 to #4686.199920032007201120162021#353#4686
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1364
1997#353
1998#358
1999#521
2000#993
2001#753
2002#920
2003#1224
2004#1252
2005#1121
2006#2781
2007#2410
2008#2721
2009#3031
2010#2392
2011#2893
2012#2717
2013#3160
2015#4103
2016#2966
2018#4684
2019#4686
2020#4535
2021#3961

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 26 years from 1996 to 2021.

In 2007: #413 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2410 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2021 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2021

    Highest recorded position: #353 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2021).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #3961 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #353 in England and Wales in 1997.

Caprice's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#27179HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#30317HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#27218HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#27817HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#112122HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#125218HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#122418HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#92025HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#75333HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#99321HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#52155HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#35893HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#35394HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#136413HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Caprice is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Caprice, between 1996 and 2021, in 24 of those 26 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: highest position in 200719962021
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202124#353 in 1997
Republic of Ireland19981#498 in 1998
Northern Ireland20071#413 in 2007

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Northern Ireland (2007).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Caprice

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2021.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #353 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.