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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Casper

Gender

Male

Origin

Persian
Royal

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Casper

Pronunciation

c(a)-sper, cas-per

More about the name

Casper (with the same sounding Kasper) is a family and personal name derived from Aramaic that means "Treasurer". The origins of the name have been traced as far back as the Old Testament and variations of the name have been adopted by a variety of cultures and languages.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #878, 273 births); most recent 2025 (rank #924, 255 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #13792, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025255–
2024273–
20232185
2022180–
20211815
20201535
20191596
2018129–
2017123–
201683–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #167, 304 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025304
2024259
2023258
2022233
2021251
2020194
2019189
2018158
2017178
2016155

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #2796, 7 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4995, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #412, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20244
2023–
20225
2021–
20204
20193
20186
20173
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #312, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #367, 9 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20259
202411
202310
202212
202112
202010
20195
20185
201710
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #369, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
20225
202110
20208
20195
20186
2017–
20168
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence