Head to head · Girls' names
Capri vs Kyomi
#546 vs #546 in 2025 · both climbing the charts fast
Capri and Kyomi share the same spot on the 2025 charts (#546). The records cannot split them; sound and story will.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Capri leads 2 measures of 6; Kyomi leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1950s: Capri #4540, Kyomi — — Capri higher
- 1960s: Capri #4624, Kyomi — — Capri higher
- 1970s: Capri #4223, Kyomi — — Capri higher
- 1980s: Capri #3055, Kyomi #8224 — Capri higher
- 1990s: Capri #2607, Kyomi — — Capri higher
- 2000s: Capri #2843, Kyomi #11459 — Capri higher
- 2010s: Capri #1374, Kyomi #11609 — Capri higher
- 2020s: Capri #607, Kyomi #1503 — Capri higher
Capri stood higher in every recorded decade — 8 of 8.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Capri | Kyomi |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | #4540 | — |
| 1960s | #4624 | — |
| 1970s | #4223 | — |
| 1980s | #3055 | #8224 |
| 1990s | #2607 | — |
| 2000s | #2843 | #11459 |
| 2010s | #1374 | #11609 |
| 2020s | #607 | #1503 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Capri
From the island of Capri, in the Bay of Naples
The island's own name has two long-standing readings: Latin capreae, 'goats', which is how Roman writers understood it, and Greek kapros, 'wild boar'. A third view holds the name older than either language, inherited from a pre-Greek people of the coast. As a given name, what is certain is the place.
Capreae → Capri (Italian island) → Capri (English given name)
How it traveled
The name belongs to a small island off the Sorrentine coast, and it was already famous in the first century, when the emperor Tiberius withdrew there and governed Rome from its cliffs. Capri stayed on the map of European travel ever after, drawing northern writers and painters through the nineteenth century, and in the twentieth it turned into shorthand for Mediterranean leisure — the 1934 song "The Isle of Capri", the cropped trousers named for the island in the late 1940s, the boats and the blue grotto.
Kyomi
Not established
No meaning is established for the spelling Kyomi. What is documented is the closely similar Japanese given name Kiyomi, written most often with characters for 'pure' and 'beauty' — but there is no record showing that American Kyomis descend from it rather than from the sound itself, alongside names like Naomi and Kyoko.
Our story of Kyomi — where the record runs out
Every part of this name is already familiar to an English ear, which is part of why it needed no introduction when it began appearing on American birth records. The Ky- opening belongs to Kyle and Kyra; the -mi ending belongs to Naomi, Noemi, Mimi.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Capri
kuh-PREE
American use puts the stress on the second syllable, matching the song title most people half-remember. Italian says it the other way round, KAH-pree, with the weight up front — worth knowing if the family has Italian speakers in it.
- Cap — The most natural clipping in English; informal, family use.
- Cappy — Playful diminutive; used within families rather than as a standalone given name.
- Ri — Informal, drawn from the second syllable; shared with names like Marie and Rian.
Kyomi
KYOH-mee
Two syllables is the usual American reading, with the K and Y sliding together. Some families say it in three, kee-OH-mee, closer to Japanese Kiyomi. Both are in use, so expect to state your preference once and then be understood.
- Kyo — The most natural clipping, informal and mostly used at home.
- Mimi — Drawn from the ending; also stands alone as a given name and nickname in French and English.
- Kiki — An informal playground-style short form, common with any K-initial name.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Capri if you want…
- a name with fewer syllablesCapri is 2 syllables to Kyomi's 3
Choose Kyomi if you want…
- a name on the way upup 1,182 places on the charts in five years
- a name with more sound in itKyomi runs 3 syllables, Capri 2
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Capri
Strengths
- Two syllables, spelled exactly as it sounds, and already known worldwide as a place — no spelling out, no explaining where it comes from.
- Recognizable in Italian, English, Spanish and beyond, since the island's name travels unchanged.
- Rare enough that a Capri is unlikely to share her name with anyone in her school.
To consider
- Capri Sun has been in American lunchboxes for decades, and some children will make the joke. It tends to be a short-lived one, but it will happen.
- It is a place name, so it may occasionally be heard as a destination rather than a person — the same trade-off carried by Florence, Siena and Georgia.
- Use is climbing steadily rather than holding flat, so the name may feel less unusual by the time she is grown than it does now.
Kyomi
Strengths
- Phonetically transparent for English speakers: it is read correctly on sight far more often than most names this uncommon.
- Short — two syllables in ordinary American use — and pairs easily with longer surnames.
- Sounds like names people already know, sharing its ending with Naomi and Noemi and its opening with Kyra.
To consider
- The spelling and the pronunciation both have a rival: Kiyomi on paper, kee-OH-mee aloud. Neither is wrong, but you will be correcting one or the other fairly often, and so will she.
- No meaning is settled for this spelling. If a firm answer to 'what does it mean' matters to you, this name will not supply one — though it can point to the Japanese Kiyomi as its nearest documented relative.
- It is being given almost entirely to babies right now, so there are few adult Kyomis to borrow a first impression from. That cuts both ways: nothing to live up to, and nothing to live down.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
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Capri or Kyomi — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Capri or Kyomi?
- They tie in 2025: Capri ranked #546 with 551 babies; Kyomi ranked #546 with 551 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Capri or Kyomi?
- Kyomi. Over the last five years Capri moved up 136 places; Kyomi moved up 1,182 places.
- Which is the older name, Capri or Kyomi?
- Capri entered the US charts in 1953; Kyomi entered the US charts in 1982. On the American record, Capri is the older name.
- How many people are named Capri and Kyomi?
- About 6,400 people named Capri are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 1,400 people named Kyomi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Capris or Kyomis in the classroom?
- Capri will almost certainly be the only one in school. Kyomi will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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