NameTides

Casper

Casper was the #924 boys' name in the US in 2025 (255 babies), and #167 in England & Wales and #605 in Canada.

Casper as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Casper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandCanadaIrelandUS
Casper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#924 (255)#167 (304)#367 (9)#270 (6)#509 (6)#605 (48)
2024#880 (274)#192 (259)#330 (11)#404 (3)#655 (4)#658 (41)
2023#1,007 (218)#193 (258)#341 (10)——#738 (34)
2022#1,146 (181)#218 (233)#312 (12)—#572 (5)#971 (24)
2021#1,125 (181)#210 (251)#316 (12)——#753 (35)
2020#1,225 (153)#243 (194)#350 (10)—#637 (4)#822 (29)
2019#1,202 (159)#259 (189)#516 (5)—#764 (3)#882 (26)
2018#1,364 (129)#306 (158)#516 (5)—#520 (6)#1,175 (17)
2017#1,413 (123)#286 (178)#352 (10)—#710 (3)#1,349 (14)
2016#1,811 (83)#312 (155)#401 (8)—#412 (8)#1,118 (19)
2015#1,753 (87)#281 (174)#529 (5)—#421 (8)#1,164 (17)
2014#1,751 (86)#269 (180)#533 (5)#398 (3)#715 (3)#1,565 (11)
2013#1,647 (92)#286 (160)#520 (5)—#534 (5)#1,210 (16)
2012#1,983 (71)#346 (127)#467 (6)—#548 (5)#1,143 (17)
2011#2,284 (56)#381 (104)#648 (3)—#540 (5)#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1889 at #332.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 890common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Casper is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,700 to 1 in 6,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Casper by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #692NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: #438ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #668INOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #807CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #672AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,039TXFlorida: #912FL
Casper (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Casper (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CasperCanadaBoys#60548
CasperEngland & WalesBoys#167304
CasperIrelandBoys#5096
CasperNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
CasperScotlandBoys#3679
CasperUSGirls—too few
CasperUSBoys#924255