The first name Caspar
A boy’s name meaning “a given name”.
Pronounced /ˈkæspɚ/ 2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Caspar means “a given name”.
A name given to one of the Magi in Western church tradition, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more. Compare Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣦𐣡𐣣𐣩 (gzbry /Gazzabray/, “a given name”), also from Iranian.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 48 boys were named Caspar, making it the 728th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 82 births (#485).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Caspar with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Caspar at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 20 boys born in the United States were named Caspar, the 4,889th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 25 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Caspar in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Caspar in German too.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Caspar
33 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Caspar WeinbergerAmerican politician (1917-2006)
- Caspar WesselDanish–Norwegian mathematician and cartographer (1745–1818)
- Caspar Bartholin the YoungerDanish anatomist, 1655–1738
- Caspar MemeringGerman association football player, born 1953
- Caspar BarlaeusDutch polymath (1584-1648)
- Caspar Bartholin the ElderDanish polymath (1585-1629)
- Caspar NetscherDutch painter (1639-1684)
- Caspar LeeBritish-South African YouTuber, born 1994
- Johan Hendrik Caspar KernDutch linguist and orientalist (1833-1917)
- Johann Caspar Ferdinand FischerGerman Bohemian composer, 1656–1746
- Caspar CorbeauDutch-American swimmer, born 2001
- Caspar CommelijnDutch botanist, 1667–1731
Questions
- What does the name Caspar mean?
- Caspar means “a given name”.
- How popular is the name Caspar?
- In 2025, 48 boys born in England and Wales were named Caspar, ranking 728th. Its peak was 2022, with 82 births.
- Is Caspar a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 401 US babies named Caspar since 1880 were boys.
- When was Caspar most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 25 babies were named Caspar, its highest rank at 4,110th.
- How do you pronounce Caspar?
- Caspar is /ˈkæspɚ/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Caspar?
- Jasper, Gaspar, Casper, Kaspar, Kasper and Kosper.