Caspian
- Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194
- #491 for boys in 2025, 614 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 614 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,170since 1998
Caspian over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Caspian has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #491 | 614 | |
| 2024 | — | #576 | 494 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #664 | 409 |
| 2022 | — | #723 | 362 | |
| 2021 | — | #706 | 372 | |
| 2020 | — | #760 | 316 | |
| 2019 | — | #790 | 292 | |
| 2018 | — | #796 | 284 | |
| 2017 | — | #860 | 254 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,199 | 158 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,546 | 105 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,714 | 88 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,733 | 84 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,326 | 55 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,950 | 39 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,128 | 36 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,105 | 37 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,344 | 33 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,434 | 16 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,072 | 17 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,578 | 14 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,246 | 15 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,271 | 14 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,721 | 22 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #6,314 | 9 | |
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First appearance
1998
The first year at least five boys were named Caspian! It came in at #6,314, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1998–2000, when fewer than 11 boys a year got the name.
Where Caspian is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maine#126 · 1 in 384
- Oregon#198 · 1 in 717
- Hawaii#214 · 1 in 584
- Kansas#297 · 1 in 1,171
- West Virginia#299 · 1 in 1,026
Best ever in a state: #126 in Maine, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #126 | 10 | 1 in 384 |
| Oregon | #198 | 21 | 1 in 717 |
| Hawaii | #214 | 5 | 1 in 584 |
| Kansas | #297 | 12 | 1 in 1,171 |
| West Virginia | #299 | 6 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Utah | #302 | 16 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Washington | #309 | 24 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Kentucky | #333 | 15 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Colorado | #366 | 17 | 1 in 1,579 |
| Michigan | #375 | 23 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 12 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Missouri | #392 | 16 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Virginia | #408 | 19 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Wisconsin | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 11 | 1 in 2,456 |
| Ohio | #439 | 24 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Tennessee | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,163 |
| California | #472 | 67 | 1 in 2,619 |
| Indiana | #483 | 14 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Illinois | #485 | 21 | 1 in 2,360 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Arizona | #491 | 14 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Florida | #508 | 35 | 1 in 2,730 |
| Pennsylvania | #546 | 17 | 1 in 3,074 |
| Texas | #555 | 57 | 1 in 3,071 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| North Carolina | #621 | 15 | 1 in 3,431 |
| New York | #639 | 23 | 1 in 3,671 |
| Minnesota | #640 | 7 | 1 in 3,500 |
| Alabama | #685 | 6 | 1 in 3,586 |
| Georgia | #710 | 13 | 1 in 3,863 |
| New Jersey | #915 | 6 | 1 in 6,628 |
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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 Caspian
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 269 spots since 2020 (#760 → #491)
- Biggest jump: 339 spots in 2017
- Biggest drop: 17 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1998
- Peaked 2025 at #491 (614 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,782
- Highest: 1 in 2,782 boys born in 2025 were named Caspian (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 61.6% of all boys named Caspian (2,567) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 | #6,042 (1999) | #6,178 |
| 2000s | 189 | #3,105 (2009) | #4,958 |
| 2010s | 1,395 | #790 (2019) | #1,704 |
| 2020s | 2,567 | #491 (2025) | #653 |
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.
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