Capri
Meaning
place name, the Italian island of Capri
The story
Capri is the Italian island worn as a girl's name, and the records show it is no 2020s invention: about 60 girls in the 1950s, decades before the current wave, then a patient climb through every decade since. The 2010s brought about 1,700 girls; with about 2,900 so far, this decade has already passed that full total with years to run. The island's name is ancient and its meaning is argued over: Behind the Name calls it likely Greek kapros, wild boar, though Etruscan roots or Latin capri, goats, have their partisans. None of that argument touches how the name reads today: sun, cliffs, blue water, two crisp syllables. A place name that packs a whole vacation into five letters, and one American families opened the passport for long before it was fashionable.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Capri peaked in the 2020s.
When you meet Capri
Most people given the name Capri in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Capri deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Capri truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Capri fits with your family’s names and surname.
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