Given name & surname
Casper
“the keeper of the treasure”
Casper is a variant of Caspar. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Casper is a variant of Caspar. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Casper through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,229
- 6,208 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 274 babies
- 2025
- 255
- #924 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +70%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 255 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 924 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 71.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (30). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,650 as a first name in 2020; 11,906 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Casper’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Casper shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form Kasper. In English usage, Casper has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form KACPER. In Danish usage, Casper has a related form in Kasper.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Casper has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
10 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Casper
- Casper Van DienAmerican actorborn 1968
- Casper RuudNorwegian tennis playerborn 1998
- Casper Ulrich MortensenDanish handball playerborn 1989
- Casper NielsenDanish footballerborn 1994
- Casper von FolsachDanish racing cyclist, born 1993
- Casper TengstedtDanish footballerborn 2000
- Casper JørgensenDanish racing cyclist, born 1985
- Casper PedersenDanish cyclist, born 1996
- Casper AnkergrenDanish association football playerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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