Recent in Baby
When Baby Resists SolidsWhen Baby Resists SolidsBaby Biting TipsBaby Biting Tips5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair Injuries5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair InjuriesWhen Baby and Pet MeetWhen Baby and Pet MeetTreatments for ColicTreatments for ColicBaby Milestones – The First YearBaby Milestones – The First YearTips for Relieving Teething PainTips for Relieving Teething PainBenefits of Making Your Own Baby FoodBenefits of Making Your Own Baby Food

Home β€Ί Baby Names Directory β€Ί Caricia

Caricia

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Caricia

Pronounced kah-REE-see-ah /kΙ‘ΛΛˆriː.si.Ι™/Medium

Meaning: Caricia is the ordinary Spanish word caricia, meaning a caress or tender touch, used affectionately as a girl's name; it is a vocabulary name rather than a traditional given name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Caricia is the Spanish word for a caress, used as a tender girl's name. It stayed very rare in the United States (said kah-REE-see-ah).
πŸ’• Browse more names
🍼
Essentials for baby
Baby care from Dr. Talbot’s
Bottles, diapering, bath and nasal care — 23 picks.
Dr. Talbot’s · affiliate link
Shop baby essentials
Origin MediumSpanish
MeaningCaricia is the ordinary Spanish word caricia, meaning a caress or tender touch, used affectionately as a girl's name; it is a vocabulary name rather than a traditional given name.
U.S. rank (2003)#16220 β†˜ Falling
2003 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2002
Total births (all-time)β‰ˆ 25
🌸
Essentials for mom
What she’ll actually want in week one
Peri-bottle, nursing pads, postpartum ice packs — 29 picks from Dr. Talbot’s.
Dr. Talbot’s · affiliate link
Shop mom essentials

History & Origin

Caricia takes the Spanish caricia, a gentle caress, and uses it directly as a name of endearment. It appears in United States records only briefly, around the year two thousand.

It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year in its very short run in the early two-thousands. Its charm is that its meaning is soft, plain, and immediately felt.

Did you know? Turning an everyday word of affection into a name is a warm Spanish habit, seen also in names like Consuelo, comfort, and Milagros, miracles.
Overall data confidence 60%
References - Caricia β€” Spanish vocabulary word caricia, a caress

Variations

KariciaCaricyaKarisia

Nicknames

CariCia

Famous Bearers

  • Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Caricia…

Consueloβ€” a like Spanish vocabulary girl's name
Palomaβ€” another tender Spanish word-name
Dulceβ€” a similar sweet Spanish name
Amadaβ€” a like affectionate Spanish name

Explore names like Caricia

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Caricia mean?

It means a caress or tender touch, from the ordinary Spanish word caricia.

How do you pronounce Caricia?

It is said kah-REE-see-ah /kΙ‘ΛΛˆriː.si.Ι™/, four syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Caricia a boy or girl name?

Caricia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Caricia?

It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year in its brief appearance in the early two-thousands.

πŸ’¬ Ask Nia