Capri: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from Capri”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- kuh-PREE · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
Taken from the Italian island name Capri. As a given name it is a modern place-name use; the island's deeper etymology is uncertain.
How popular is Capri?
Babies named Capri in 2024537
2024 rank#572 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,002
Capri is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Capri
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Capri questions
What does the name Capri mean?
Capri means "from Capri". It comes from Italian. Taken from the Italian island name Capri. As a given name it is a modern place-name use; the island's deeper etymology is uncertain.
Is Capri a boy or girl name?
Capri is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Capri?
537 US babies were named Capri in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Capri?
Capri is usually pronounced kuh-PREE.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.