Girl · French
Capucine
Say it: kah-pew-SEEN
Meaning
From French capucine 'nasturtium', named for its hood-shaped flower (capuchon 'hood').
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A flower name that became popular in France from the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 107 babies given this name since 1961
- At its height in 1968, about 1 in 117,200 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Capucine, actor and model
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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