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Casper

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Casper: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #167 to #2357.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#167#2357
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1997#1761
1998#1485
1999#948
2000#1425
2001#1135
2002#950
2003#695
2004#625
2005#747
2006#485
2007#492
2008#385
2009#408
2010#364
2011#381
2012#346
2013#286
2014#269
2015#281
2016#312
2017#286
2018#306
2019#259
2020#243
2021#210
2022#218
2023#193
2024#192
2025#167

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 46 of the 53 years from 1973 to 2025.

In 2025: #76 among boys in Norway, #167 among boys in England and Wales, #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1973–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #579 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1973–2025

    Highest recorded position: #61 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1973–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #167 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1973 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #61 in Norway in 2023.

Casper's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#167304HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#192259HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#193258HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#218233HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#210251HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#243194HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#259189HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#306158HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#286178HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#312155HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#281174HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#269180HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#286160HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#346127HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#381104HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#364112HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#40894HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#38598HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#49266HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#48563HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#74733HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#62539HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#69531HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#95018HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#113513HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#94816HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#7692HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#8381HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#61109HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#7290HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#7586HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#7580HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#8194HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#7599HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#8890HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#68116HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#69122HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#75107HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#8891HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#8697HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#8998HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#84108HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#70132HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#67136HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#83103HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#8795HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#71115HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#8297HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#8393HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#11363HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#10067HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#10968HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#16638HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#15241HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#21924HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#25219HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#26817HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#36210HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#31913HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#3959HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5655HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4857HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4508HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#4439HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4668HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#36612HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5625HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5835HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5525HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5844HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#6004HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5794HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4128HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4218HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#5405HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#5325HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#33011HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Casper is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Casper, between 1973 and 2025, in 46 of those 53 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1973–202546#61 in 2023
England and Wales1996–202530#167 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2005–202518#412 in 2016
Northern Ireland2014–20242#398 in 2014
Scotland20241#330 in 2024

Its high point came 11 years earlier in Northern Ireland (2014) than in England and Wales (2025).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1973 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #61 in Norway in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.