| Capucine | Esperance | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Nasturtium flower | hope |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kah-poo-SEEN | es-peh-RAHNS |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1961 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1965 (14) | 2025 (8) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Capucine | Esperance |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 23 |
| 2000s | 8 | 0 |
| 1970s | 33 | 0 |
| 1960s | 66 | 0 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 |
Capucine is the French word for the nasturtium flower.
A French (and Old French) name meaning 'hope', from Latin 'sperantia' / 'sperare' ('to hope'). It also saw some medieval English use as a virtue name.
Capucine and Esperance are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Capucine means Nasturtium flower (French origin), while Esperance means hope (french origin).
In US records, Capucine first appears in 1961 and Esperance in 0, so Esperance has the longer recorded history.