Casper is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Casper is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #924 for boy births in the United States (and #1,888 across all names), given to 255 babies. Casper first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (274 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | 255 | — | #924 |
| 2024 | 274 | 274 | — | #881 |
| 2023 | 223 | 223 | #15,654 | #1,009 |
| 2022 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,146 |
| 2021 | 186 | 186 | #15,732 | #1,125 |
| 2020 | 158 | 158 | #15,587 | #1,226 |
| 2019 | 165 | 165 | #14,165 | #1,204 |
| 2018 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,364 |
| 2017 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,414 |
| 2016 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,816 |
| 2015 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,755 |
| 2014 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,753 |
| 2013 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,648 |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,985 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,288 |
| 2010 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,409 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,058 |
| 2008 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,550 |
| 2007 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,477 |
| 2006 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,586 |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,573 |
| 2004 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,899 |
| 2003 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,210 |
| 2002 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,432 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,814 |
| 2000 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,387 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,951 |
| 1998 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,355 |
| 1997 | 33 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1996 | 27 | — | — | #2,760 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | — | #3,886 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,152 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,046 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #4,925 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | — | #3,232 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | — | #2,970 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | — | #3,836 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | — | #3,377 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | — | #3,089 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,288 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | — | #2,848 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,840 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | — | #3,263 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | — | #4,001 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | #2,798 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,118 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | — | #2,390 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,810 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,657 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,061 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | — | #2,923 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | — | #2,566 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,754 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,190 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | — | #2,999 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,564 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,568 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,596 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | — | #3,282 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | — | #2,651 |
| 1965 | 17 | — | — | #1,925 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | — | #1,971 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,080 |
| 1961 | 24 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1960 | 27 | — | — | #1,557 |
| 1959 | 26 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1958 | 23 | — | — | #1,646 |
| 1957 | 23 | — | — | #1,677 |
| 1956 | 29 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,058 |
| 1954 | 35 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | — | #1,719 |
| 1952 | 32 | — | — | #1,325 |
| 1951 | 29 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1950 | 21 | — | — | #1,621 |
| 1949 | 24 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1948 | 36 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1947 | 25 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1945 | 26 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1943 | 34 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1941 | 35 | — | — | #1,113 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | — | #1,230 |
| 1939 | 40 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1938 | 35 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1937 | 39 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | — | #1,072 |
| 1935 | 39 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1934 | 30 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1933 | 42 | — | — | #982 |
| 1932 | 52 | — | — | #891 |
| 1931 | 49 | — | — | #923 |
| 1930 | 58 | — | — | #865 |
| 1929 | 66 | — | — | #794 |
| 1928 | 54 | — | — | #916 |
| 1927 | 76 | — | — | #747 |
| 1926 | 54 | — | — | #916 |
| 1925 | 80 | — | — | #724 |
| 1924 | 88 | — | — | #696 |
| 1923 | 93 | — | — | #666 |
| 1922 | 86 | — | — | #705 |
| 1921 | 80 | — | — | #737 |
| 1920 | 85 | — | — | #700 |
| 1919 | 113 | — | — | #562 |
| 1918 | 86 | — | — | #668 |
| 1917 | 107 | — | — | #571 |
| 1916 | 80 | — | — | #657 |
| 1915 | 108 | — | — | #535 |
| 1914 | 72 | — | — | #592 |
| 1913 | 57 | — | — | #580 |
| 1912 | 55 | — | — | #540 |
| 1911 | 24 | — | — | #626 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #825 |
| 1909 | 18 | — | — | #638 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | — | #691 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | — | #514 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #718 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | — | #596 |
| 1904 | 14 | — | — | #618 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #922 |
| 1902 | 16 | — | — | #538 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #643 |
| 1900 | 14 | — | — | #684 |
| 1899 | 16 | — | — | #485 |
| 1898 | 20 | — | — | #454 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | — | #480 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | — | #407 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #560 |
| 1894 | 20 | — | — | #422 |
| 1893 | 16 | — | — | #463 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | — | #425 |
| 1891 | 20 | — | — | #390 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | — | #515 |
| 1889 | 28 | — | — | #332 |
| 1888 | 25 | — | — | #370 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #552 |
| 1886 | 22 | — | — | #370 |
| 1885 | 22 | — | — | #381 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | — | #506 |
| 1883 | 16 | — | — | #450 |
| 1882 | 25 | — | — | #357 |
| 1881 | 15 | — | — | #445 |
| 1880 | 15 | — | — | #466 |