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Casper

Casper: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“treasurer”
Origin
Persian
Say it
KAS-per · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Casper is a variant of Jasper, traditionally linked to one of the Three Magi and derived from a Persian word meaning treasurer or keeper of the treasure. Kasper is another common form.

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How popular is Casper?

202482.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Casper in 2024273

2024 rank#878 boys

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 18805,972

Casper is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Casper

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jaspertreasurer · Persian
  • Cyrussun; uncertain · Persian
  • Kiankingly · Persian
  • Dariuspossessing goodness · Persian
  • ArianAryan; noble · Persian
  • Kiaanking, realm · Persian
  • Tajcrown · Persian
  • Armanwish; ideal · Persian

Casper questions

What does the name Casper mean?

Casper means "treasurer". It comes from Persian. Casper is a variant of Jasper, traditionally linked to one of the Three Magi and derived from a Persian word meaning treasurer or keeper of the treasure. Kasper is another common form.

Is Casper a boy or girl name?

Casper is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Casper?

273 US babies were named Casper in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Casper?

Casper is usually pronounced KAS-per.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.