# Casper (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/casper/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “casper” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæspɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,229 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,208 / 21 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,534, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Alternative spelling of Caspar. The slur denoting a white person is an allusion to Casper the Friendly Ghost. The skateboarding term is named after Bobby Boyden, a professional skateboarder who was given the nickname "Casper" as a child because of his pale skin (again in allusion to the friendly ghost).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 14,165 |
| 2020 | 5 | 15,587 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,732 |
| 2023 | 5 | 15,654 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56 | 2,288 |
| 2012 | 71 | 1,985 |
| 2013 | 92 | 1,648 |
| 2014 | 86 | 1,753 |
| 2015 | 87 | 1,755 |
| 2016 | 83 | 1,816 |
| 2017 | 123 | 1,414 |
| 2018 | 129 | 1,364 |
| 2019 | 159 | 1,204 |
| 2020 | 153 | 1,226 |
| 2021 | 181 | 1,125 |
| 2022 | 181 | 1,146 |
| 2023 | 218 | 1,009 |
| 2024 | 274 | 881 |
| 2025 | 255 | 924 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 104 | 381 |
| 2012 | 127 | 346 |
| 2013 | 160 | 286 |
| 2014 | 180 | 269 |
| 2015 | 174 | 281 |
| 2016 | 155 | 312 |
| 2017 | 178 | 286 |
| 2018 | 158 | 306 |
| 2019 | 189 | 259 |
| 2020 | 194 | 243 |
| 2021 | 251 | 210 |
| 2022 | 233 | 218 |
| 2023 | 258 | 193 |
| 2024 | 259 | 192 |
| 2025 | 304 | 167 |

## People named Casper

- Casper Ulrich Mortensen, Danish handball player
- Casper Nielsen, Danish footballer
- Casper von Folsach, Danish racing cyclist, born 1993
- Casper Tengstedt, Danish footballer
- Casper Jørgensen, Danish racing cyclist, born 1985
- Casper Pedersen, Danish cyclist, born 1996
- Casper Ankergren, Danish association football player
- Casper Sloth, Danish footballer
- Casper Terho, Finnish footballer
- Casper, ajaw of Palenque
- Casper van Uden, Dutch cyclist
- Casper Ware, American basketball player (born 1990)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.