Given name
Caspian
“from the sea”
Caspian is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “from the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the sea.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Κάσπιος, built from Latin Caspius + English -an.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caspian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,175
- 4,170 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 614 babies
- 2025
- 614
- #491 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +73%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 614 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 491 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 72.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (67). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,564 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caspian’s family of names
Caspian has a related form in Caspien. Caspian has a related form in Caspion. Caspian has a related form in Caspiun.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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