boy's name

Kasper

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,317

Northern Ireland

#316

2023 births

Kasper is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2021, when 140 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 6,349 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1999.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kasper 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.

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Births named Kasper by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 4
2000s 168
2010s 728
2020s (to 2025) 579

How popular is Kasper?

In 2025, Kasper was given to 83 babies in England and Wales, ranking #469 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Kasper is used

Northern Ireland #316 5 in 2023
England & Wales #469 83 in 2025
Scotland #539 5 in 2024
Ireland #699 4 in 2025
Canada #811 32 in 2024
United States #1,867 84 in 2025
France #5,145 5 in 2011

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 Kasper

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

Parents who like Kasper also like

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

Kasper 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.

Dutch
Caspar
Italian
Gaspare
Latin
Caspar
Polish
Kacper
Russian
Kaspar
Spanish
Gaspar

Sibling names for Kasper

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

Common questions about Kasper

How popular is the name Kasper?

In 2025, Kasper was given to 83 babies in England and Wales, ranking #469 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Kasper is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kasper?

Kasper has 2 syllables.

When was Kasper most popular?

Kasper peaked in 2021, when 140 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Kasper a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kasper currently ranks #469 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.