Entry № 0154 · French origin

Capucine Capucine — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
French
Meaning
"Nasturtium flower"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (French)

A name that means "nasturtium flower".

Capucine is the French word for the nasturtium flower — itself named after the Capuchin monks' hoods, which the flower's shape resembles.

Capucine (Germaine Lefebvre, 1928-1990) was the French actress and model. The name remains widely used in France.

Nasturtium. The French actress.

Where Capucine stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Capucine · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Capucines before her.

Real people
Capucine
French actress.
1928 – 1990
In fiction
Capucine
Common in French fiction.

Names connected to Capucine.

The number behind Capucine.

6

The Nurturer

Capucine reduces to six — the number of French bloom.

Why families chose this name.

"Nasturtium in French. Three syllables of vintage chic."
Camille · Mother of one · Lyon