Given name
Kaprice
“one who is impulsive and unpredictable”
Kaprice is a form of Caprice. One Italian interpretation is “one who is impulsive and unpredictable.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kaprice carries the interpretation “one who is impulsive and unpredictable.” Kaprice is a form of Caprice. One Italian interpretation is “one who is impulsive and unpredictable.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kaprice is used as a form of Caprice.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaprice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 383
- 0 boys · 383 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 390 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaprice’s family of names
Kaprice is a form of Caprice. Kaprice has a related form in Kapri. Kaprice has a related form in Kaprea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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