Casper
Boy name · #924 in 2025 · Rare
Casper ranks #924 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 255 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1753, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,059 boys born in 2025 was named Casper.
Babies named Casper per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Casper first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 15 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 274 babies and a rank of #880. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Casper in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Casper is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Casper will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Casper is most common
Geography matters for names, and Casper is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Casper is most common in NY (0.2 per 1,000), IL (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Casper is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Casper
Statistically, parents drawn to Casper tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kooper, Kasper, Copper, Cartier, and Palmer.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Casper | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | #924 |
| 2024 | 274 | #880 |
| 2023 | 218 | #1007 |
| 2022 | 181 | #1146 |
| 2021 | 181 | #1125 |
| 2020 | 153 | #1225 |
| 2019 | 159 | #1202 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1364 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1413 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1811 |
| 2015 | 87 | #1753 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1751 |
| 2013 | 92 | #1647 |
| 2012 | 71 | #1983 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2284 |
| 2010 | 52 | #2402 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3045 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2542 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2473 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2578 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2567 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2887 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2206 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2428 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2797 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Casper a popular boy name?
Casper ranked #924 among boys in 2025 with 255 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1753.
When was the name Casper most popular?
Casper peaked in 2024, when 274 American boys received the name (ranked #880 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Casper?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,059 newborn American boys was named Casper. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.