Caspian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAS-pee-an
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #427 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #491 for boys
Caspian is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “from the Caspian Sea”. In 2025 it ranked 427th for boys in the UK (104 babies) and 491st for boys in the US (614 babies).
What does Caspian mean?
English: from the Caspian Sea; used as a name by C. S. Lewis
“from the Caspian Sea”
Popularised by Prince Caspian, the 1951 Narnia novel by C. S. Lewis.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Caspian a girl's or a boy's name?
Caspian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 104 boys in the UK and 614 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caspian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #427among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 104about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 104 boys in the UK were named Caspian, making it the 427th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 607th.
2025 had the most boys named Caspian of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Caspian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 111 boys in the UK were given Caspian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #417, up from #427 for this spelling alone.
- Caspian 104
- Kaspian 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 401st in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Caspian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #427 |
| 2024 | 75 | #569 |
| 2023 | 75 | #574 |
| 2022 | 83 | #521 |
| 2021 | 71 | #598 |
| 2020 | 67 | #607 |
| 2019 | 43 | #805 |
| 2018 | 76 | #566 |
| 2017 | 54 | #717 |
| 2016 | 54 | #708 |
| 2015 | 39 | #871 |
| 2014 | 38 | #874 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Caspian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #491among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 614about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 614 boys in the US were named Caspian, making it the 491st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 760th. It first appears in the records in 1998.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Caspian of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Caspian in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 668 boys in the US were given Caspian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #466, up from #491 for this spelling alone.
- Caspian 614
- Kaspian 49
- Caspien 5
Caspian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 614 | #491 |
| 2024 | 494 | #576 |
| 2023 | 409 | #664 |
| 2022 | 362 | #723 |
| 2021 | 372 | #706 |
| 2020 | 316 | #760 |
| 2019 | 292 | #790 |
| 2018 | 284 | #796 |
| 2017 | 254 | #860 |
| 2016 | 158 | #1,199 |
| 2015 | 105 | #1,546 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,732 |
| 2012 | 55 | #2,325 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
Nicknames for Caspian
Names like Caspian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassian Cillian Finn Kayden Callan Ronan Lochlan Kian Rowan Brody Cove Caelan
Other spellings of Caspian
Names related to Caspian
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caspian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caspian, updated 20 October 2026.