boy's name

Caspar

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,914

Scotland

#606

2020 births

Caspar is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2022, when 82 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 10,978 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Caspar over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

574
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Caspar by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 54
2000s 412
2010s 574
2020s (to 2025) 387

How popular is Caspar?

In 2025, Caspar was given to 48 babies in England and Wales, ranking #728 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Caspar is used

Scotland #606 4 in 2020
England & Wales #728 48 in 2025
Ireland #747 3 in 2016
Canada #3,029 5 in 2022
United States #4,861 20 in 2025
France #5,488 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Caspar

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Caspar also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caspar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Caspar in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Italian
Gaspare
Russian
Kaspar
Spanish
Gaspar

Sibling names for Caspar

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caspar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Caspar

How popular is the name Caspar?

In 2025, Caspar was given to 48 babies in England and Wales, ranking #728 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Caspar a girl's or a boy's name?

Caspar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Caspar?

Caspar has 2 syllables.

When was Caspar most popular?

Caspar peaked in 2022, when 82 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Caspar a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caspar currently ranks #728 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.