Caress
Girl name · French · Irish · Latin
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,691 in 1986
0 babies were named Caress in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1978–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryCaress first shows up in US birth records in 1978, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 47 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1986, when it reached #1,691.
About the name Caress
Caress is a girl name of French, Irish and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ess”. US birth records list Caress for girls from 1978 to 2000, in 14 of those 23 years. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked #1,691 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2000, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:French namesIrish namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6 | 606,061 girls |
| 1980s | 8.5 | 117,096 girls |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 362,319 girls |
| 2000s | 2.8 | 357,143 girls |
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- Unisex name: Avery · elf counsel
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Questions about the name Caress
What is the origin of the name Caress?
Caress has French, Irish, Latin roots in our records. Other French names include Charlotte, Evelyn, Violet.
Is Caress a boy or girl name?
Caress is a girl name.
How popular is the name Caress?
Caress is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2000. It peaked at #1,691 in 1986.