Casper
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #924 for boys in 2025, 255 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 28 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,208since 1880
Casper over time
Rank among boys' names. Casper has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #924 | 255 | |
| 2024 | — | #880 | 274 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #1,007 | 218 |
| 2022 | — | #1,146 | 181 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #1,125 | 181 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #1,225 | 153 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #1,202 | 159 |
| 2018 | — | #1,364 | 129 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,413 | 123 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,811 | 83 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,753 | 87 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,751 | 86 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,647 | 92 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,284 | 56 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,402 | 52 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,045 | 38 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,542 | 49 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,473 | 51 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,578 | 46 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,567 | 43 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,887 | 35 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,206 | 49 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,428 | 41 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,797 | 33 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,379 | 40 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,939 | 28 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,349 | 37 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,449 | 33 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,747 | 27 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,854 | 16 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,109 | 11 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,872 | 11 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,224 | 19 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,952 | 21 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,809 | 14 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,072 | 16 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,268 | 14 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,828 | 17 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,824 | 16 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,230 | 13 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,966 | 10 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,779 | 16 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,379 | 20 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,012 | 8 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,549 | 15 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,694 | 8 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,918 | 17 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,635 | 24 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,552 | 27 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,559 | 26 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,644 | 23 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,673 | 23 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,443 | 29 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,268 | 35 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,709 | 20 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,323 | 32 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,373 | 29 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,615 | 21 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,501 | 24 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,194 | 36 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,482 | 25 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,170 | 34 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,298 | 29 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,108 | 35 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,227 | 30 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,007 | 40 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,095 | 35 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,020 | 39 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,213 | 30 | |
| 1933 | — | #980 | 42 | |
| 1932 | — | #888 | 52 | |
| 1931 | — | #922 | 49 | |
| 1930 | — | #865 | 58 | |
| 1929 | — | #794 | 66 | |
| 1928 | — | #913 | 54 | |
| 1927 | — | #747 | 76 | |
| 1926 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1925 | — | #723 | 80 | |
| 1924 | — | #696 | 88 | |
| 1923 | — | #665 | 93 | |
| 1922 | — | #702 | 86 | |
| 1921 | — | #737 | 80 | |
| 1920 | — | #699 | 85 | |
| 1919 | — | #562 | 113 | |
| 1918 | — | #667 | 86 | |
| 1917 | — | #571 | 107 | |
| 1916 | — | #657 | 80 | |
| 1915 | — | #535 | 108 | |
| 1914 | — | #591 | 72 | |
| 1913 | — | #579 | 57 | |
| 1912 | — | #539 | 55 | |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #636 | 18 | |
| 1908 | — | #685 | 15 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #407 | 23 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #419 | 20 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #332 | 28 | |
| 1888 | — | #369 | 25 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #380 | 22 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #448 | 16 | |
| 1882 | — | #355 | 25 | |
| 1881 | — | #442 | 15 | |
| 1880 | — | #465 | 15 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Casper was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1903, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Casper is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#395 · 1 in 1,643
- Wisconsin#480 · 1 in 2,354
- Michigan#596 · 1 in 3,347
- Tennessee#649 · 1 in 3,573
- Washington#651 · 1 in 3,165
Best ever in a state: #112 in North Dakota, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #395 | 9 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Wisconsin | #480 | 10 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Michigan | #596 | 12 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Tennessee | #649 | 10 | 1 in 3,573 |
| Washington | #651 | 10 | 1 in 3,165 |
| New York | #675 | 21 | 1 in 4,084 |
| Ohio | #806 | 10 | 1 in 5,248 |
| Virginia | #947 | 6 | 1 in 6,208 |
| California | #962 | 23 | 1 in 7,821 |
| North Carolina | #1,121 | 6 | 1 in 8,454 |
| Illinois | #1,146 | 6 | 1 in 8,360 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,238 | 5 | 1 in 10,404 |
| Florida | #1,349 | 8 | 1 in 11,778 |
| Georgia | #1,367 | 5 | 1 in 10,078 |
| Texas | #1,576 | 11 | 1 in 16,128 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Casper
- 44 spots since 2024 (#880 → #924)
- 301 spots since 2020 (#1,225 → #924)
- 829 spots since 2015 (#1,753 → #924)
- Biggest jump: 298 spots in 1904 (#910 → #612)
- Biggest drop: 374 spots in 1903 (#536 → #910)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1889 at #332 (28 births)
- Births halved by 1890, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1880–1933
- Highest: 1 in 3,949 boys born in 1889 were named Casper (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,698 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 20.3% of all boys named Casper (1,262) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 193 | #332 (1889) | #421 |
| 1890s | 180 | #386 (1891) | #457 |
| 1900s | 144 | #511 (1907) | #651 |
| 1910s | 716 | #535 (1915) | #615 |
| 1920s | 762 | #665 (1923) | #759 |
| 1930s | 420 | #865 (1930) | #1,007 |
| 1940s | 281 | #1,108 (1941) | #1,331 |
| 1950s | 253 | #1,268 (1954) | #1,566 |
| 1960s | 156 | #1,552 (1960) | #2,274 |
| 1970s | 115 | #2,379 (1979) | #3,256 |
| 1980s | 145 | #2,779 (1981) | #3,222 |
| 1990s | 218 | #2,349 (1998) | #3,452 |
| 2000s | 425 | #2,206 (2003) | #2,590 |
| 2010s | 938 | #1,202 (2019) | #1,761 |
| 2020s | 1,262 | #880 (2024) | #1,051 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Casper in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 320,916 of them was named Casper, which outranked 13.7% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,421 names at #15,194; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 7,847 of them was named Casper, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,003Damari219
- #1,003Howard219
- #1,003Rowdy219
- #1,007Casper218
- #1,007Avraham218
- #1,007Bode218
- #1,007Jaxx218
- #1,014Frankie217
- #1,014Ozias217
- #1,016Wallace216
Tied with 6 names at #1,007; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.