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

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Peak · boys
2025 · 614 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,170
since 1998

Caspian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Caspian has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#491614
2024—#576494
2023#15,1945#664409
2022—#723362
2021—#706372
2020—#760316
2019—#790292
2018—#796284
2017—#860254
2016—#1,199158
2015—#1,546105
2014—#1,71488
2013—#1,73384
2012—#2,32655
2011—#2,95039
2010—#3,12836
2009—#3,10537
2008—#3,34433
2007—#5,43416
2006—#5,07217
2005—#5,57814
2004—#5,24615
2003—#5,27114
2002—#5,39513
2001—#3,72122
2000—#7,4168
1999—#6,04210
1998—#6,3149
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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 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #241 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 868 boysNHWashington: #370 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,626 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #731 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,018 boysMNIllinois: #806 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,020 boysILWisconsin: #485 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,351 boysWIMichigan: #490 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,352 boysMINew York: #846 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,405 boysNYMassachusetts: #665 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,504 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedRIOregon: #320 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,239 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedSDIowa: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,529 boysIAIndiana: #540 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,675 boysINOhio: #556 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,099 boysOHPennsylvania: #589 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,483 boysPANew Jersey: #888 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,655 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #546 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 3,162 boysCAUtah: #572 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,753 boysUTColorado: #579 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,902 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #471 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,286 boysMOKentucky: #404 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,698 boysKYWest Virginia: #336 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,260 boysWVVirginia: #493 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,516 boysVAMaryland: #525 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,592 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedDEArizona: #714 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,141 boysAZNew Mexico: #314 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,089 boysNMKansas: #456 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,930 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedARTennessee: #515 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,590 boysTNNorth Carolina: #520 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,692 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #345 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,351 boysOKLouisiana: #678 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,280 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedMSAlabama: #391 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,681 boysALGeorgia: #796 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,647 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Caspian, so not publishedHITexas: #701 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 4,361 boysTXFlorida: #583 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,298 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#241 · 1 in 868
  2. New Mexico#314 · 1 in 1,089
  3. Oregon#320 · 1 in 1,239
  4. West Virginia#336 · 1 in 1,260
  5. Oklahoma#345 · 1 in 1,351

Best ever in a state: #126 in Maine, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#24151 in 868
New Mexico#31461 in 1,089
Oregon#320121 in 1,239
West Virginia#33651 in 1,260
Oklahoma#345131 in 1,351
Washington#370201 in 1,626
Iowa#38791 in 1,529
Alabama#391131 in 1,681
Kentucky#404121 in 1,698
Kansas#45671 in 1,930
Missouri#471121 in 2,286
Wisconsin#485101 in 2,351
Michigan#490171 in 2,352
Virginia#493151 in 2,516
Tennessee#515141 in 2,590
North Carolina#520191 in 2,692
Maryland#52591 in 2,592
Indiana#540121 in 2,675
California#546571 in 3,162
Ohio#556171 in 3,099
Utah#57271 in 2,753
Colorado#57991 in 2,902
Florida#583291 in 3,298
Pennsylvania#589151 in 3,483
Massachusetts#66561 in 4,504
Louisiana#67861 in 3,280
Texas#701411 in 4,361
Arizona#71481 in 4,141
Minnesota#73161 in 4,018
Georgia#796111 in 4,647
Illinois#806101 in 5,020
New York#846161 in 5,405
New Jersey#88861 in 6,655
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See more about Caspian
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 85 spots since 2024 (#576 → #491)
  • 269 spots since 2020 (#760 → #491)
  • 1,055 spots since 2015 (#1,546 → #491)
  • Biggest jump: 339 spots in 2017 (#1,199 → #860)
  • Biggest drop: 17 spots in 2022 (#706 → #723)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s19#6,042 (1999)#6,178
2000s189#3,105 (2009)#4,958
2010s1,395#790 (2019)#1,704
2020s2,567#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.

Caspian in 2024

boys
#576
494 births · 1 in 3,488 boys

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #576Caspian494
More about 2024

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 3,488 of them was named Caspian, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caspian
  1. #573Louie500
  2. #574Zaiden498
  3. #575Ronald497
  4. #576Caspian494
  5. #576Alden494
  6. #578Arturo493
  7. #578Rayan493
  8. #580Arjun491

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2024 →