Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Caster is a variant of Castor. An origin associated with Castor is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caster through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 114
- 114 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −73%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 as a first name in 2020; 2,937 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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