Casper
Boy · KAS-per · Persian
Casper is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “treasurer”. In 2025 it ranked 180th for boys in the UK (319 babies) and 924th for boys in the US (255 babies).
What does Casper mean?
Persian: Dutch and Scandinavian spelling of Caspar
“treasurer”
A spelling of Caspar, one of the three Magi; Casper the Friendly Ghost made this form familiar in English.
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- KAS-per
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Is Casper a girl's or a boy's name?
Casper is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 319 boys in the UK and 255 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Casper in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 319about 1 in 940 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 319 boys in the UK were named Casper, making it the 180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 262nd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Casper of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Casper in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 375 boys in the UK were given Casper or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #174, up from #180 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 167th in England and Wales, 367th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Casper in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 319 | #180 |
| 2024 | 273 | #204 |
| 2023 | 268 | #208 |
| 2022 | 245 | #225 |
| 2021 | 263 | #220 |
| 2020 | 204 | #262 |
| 2019 | 194 | #278 |
| 2018 | 163 | #327 |
| 2017 | 188 | #304 |
| 2016 | 163 | #332 |
| 2015 | 179 | #305 |
| 2014 | 188 | #286 |
| 2013 | 165 | #304 |
| 2012 | 133 | #367 |
| 2011 | 107 | #410 |
| 2010 | 117 | #383 |
| 2009 | 98 | #427 |
| 2008 | 98 | #422 |
| 2007 | 74 | #505 |
| 2006 | 69 | #502 |
| 2005 | 34 | #796 |
| 2004 | 40 | #665 |
| 2003 | 31 | #754 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Casper in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #924among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 255about 1 in 6,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 255 boys in the US were named Casper, making it the 924th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,225th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 274 boys.
Half of all the boys named Casper in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 283 boys in the US were given Casper or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #924 for this spelling alone.
Casper in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | #924 |
| 2024 | 274 | #880 |
| 2023 | 218 | #1,007 |
| 2022 | 181 | #1,146 |
| 2021 | 181 | #1,125 |
| 2020 | 153 | #1,225 |
| 2019 | 159 | #1,202 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,364 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,413 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,811 |
| 2015 | 87 | #1,753 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 92 | #1,646 |
| 2012 | 71 | #1,982 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,401 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,541 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,473 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,375 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,654 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,634 |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,551 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,442 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,267 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,708 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,372 |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,614 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,500 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,193 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,481 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,295 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,170 |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,298 |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,108 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 40 | #1,007 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,095 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,016 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,020 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 1933 | 42 | #980 |
| 1932 | 52 | #888 |
| 1931 | 49 | #922 |
| 1930 | 58 | #865 |
| 1929 | 66 | #794 |
| 1928 | 54 | #913 |
| 1927 | 76 | #747 |
| 1926 | 54 | #916 |
| 1925 | 80 | #723 |
| 1924 | 88 | #696 |
| 1923 | 93 | #665 |
| 1922 | 86 | #702 |
| 1921 | 80 | #737 |
| 1920 | 85 | #699 |
| 1919 | 113 | #562 |
| 1918 | 86 | #667 |
| 1917 | 107 | #571 |
| 1916 | 80 | #657 |
| 1915 | 108 | #535 |
| 1914 | 72 | #591 |
| 1913 | 57 | #579 |
| 1912 | 55 | #539 |
| 1911 | 24 | #624 |
| 1910 | 14 | #822 |
| 1909 | 18 | #636 |
| 1908 | 15 | #685 |
| 1907 | 21 | #511 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 16 | #592 |
| 1904 | 14 | #612 |
| 1903 | 7 | #910 |
| 1902 | 16 | #536 |
| 1901 | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | 14 | #679 |
| 1899 | 16 | #481 |
| 1898 | 20 | #452 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 23 | #407 |
| 1895 | 14 | #556 |
| 1894 | 20 | #419 |
| 1893 | 16 | #459 |
| 1892 | 20 | #422 |
| 1891 | 20 | #386 |
| 1890 | 14 | #511 |
| 1889 | 28 | #332 |
| 1888 | 25 | #369 |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 |
| 1886 | 22 | #369 |
| 1885 | 22 | #380 |
| 1884 | 14 | #504 |
| 1883 | 16 | #448 |
| 1882 | 25 | #355 |
| 1881 | 15 | #442 |
| 1880 | 15 | #465 |
Nicknames for Casper
Names like Casper
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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