Casper

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Casper is a family and personal name derived from Aramaic that means "Treasurer". The origins of the name have been traced as far back as the Old Testament and variations of the name have been adopted by a variety of cultures and languages.

From Wikipedia

Casper first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 273 babies (rank #879 that year). In 2024 it was given to 273 boys (rank #879). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Casper

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Casper yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,972

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

273

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Casper

Casper Van Dienfilm actor · b. 1968
Casper Ruudtennis player · b. 1998

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	15	#466
1881	15	#445
1882	25	#357
1883	16	#450
1884	14	#506
1885	22	#381
1886	22	#370
1887	11	#552
1888	25	#370
1889	28	#332
1890	14	#515
1891	20	#390
1892	20	#425
1893	16	#463
1894	20	#422
1895	14	#560
1896	23	#407
1897	17	#480
1898	20	#454
1899	16	#485
1900	14	#684
1901	11	#643
1902	16	#538
1903	7	#922
1904	14	#618
1905	16	#596
1906	12	#718
1907	21	#514
1908	15	#691
1909	18	#638
1910	14	#825
1911	24	#626
1912	55	#540
1913	57	#580
1914	72	#592
1915	108	#535
1916	80	#657
1917	107	#571
1918	86	#668
1919	113	#562
1920	85	#700
1921	80	#737
1922	86	#705
1923	93	#666
1924	88	#696
1925	80	#724
1926	54	#916
1927	76	#747
1928	54	#916
1929	66	#794
1930	58	#865
1931	49	#923
1932	52	#891
1933	42	#982
1934	30	#1,219
1935	39	#1,022
1936	36	#1,072
1937	39	#1,021
1938	35	#1,096
1939	40	#1,007
1940	30	#1,230
1941	35	#1,112
1942	29	#1,299
1943	34	#1,173
1944	20	#1,532
1945	26	#1,302
1946	22	#1,517
1947	25	#1,488
1948	36	#1,199
1949	24	#1,512
1950	21	#1,621
1951	29	#1,382
1952	32	#1,325
1953	20	#1,719
1954	35	#1,272
1955	15	#2,058
1956	29	#1,453
1957	23	#1,677
1958	23	#1,645
1959	26	#1,562
1960	27	#1,556
1961	24	#1,644
1962	8	#3,080
1963	17	#1,973
1964	23	#1,660
1965	17	#1,925
1966	10	#2,652
1967	7	#3,280
1968	11	#2,596
1969	12	#2,568
1970	8	#3,564
1971	11	#2,997
1972	10	#3,191
1973	8	#3,755
1974	15	#2,568
1975	13	#2,923
1976	8	#4,061
1977	7	#4,658
1978	15	#2,809
1979	20	#2,390
1980	14	#3,117
1981	16	#2,798
1982	10	#4,000
1983	13	#3,263
1984	16	#2,839
1985	17	#2,848
1986	14	#3,288
1987	16	#3,088
1988	15	#3,377
1989	14	#3,836
1990	21	#2,970
1991	19	#3,232
1992	11	#4,926
1993	15	#4,046
1994	11	#5,152
1995	16	#3,886
1996	27	#2,760
1997	33	#2,461
1998	37	#2,355
1999	28	#2,951
2000	40	#2,387
2001	33	#2,814
2002	41	#2,432
2003	49	#2,210
2004	35	#2,899
2005	43	#2,573
2006	46	#2,585
2007	51	#2,477
2008	49	#2,550
2009	38	#3,056
2010	52	#2,409
2011	56	#2,288
2012	71	#1,985
2013	92	#1,647
2014	86	#1,752
2015	87	#1,755
2016	83	#1,816
2017	123	#1,414
2018	129	#1,364
2019	159	#1,204
2020	153	#1,224
2021	181	#1,125
2022	180	#1,151
2023	218	#1,007
2024	273	#879