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Kasper

Meaning
Treasurer, treasure-bearer
Origin
From Biblical/Old Persian, via Caspar

Boy's name · #1880 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Kasper reached its best rank, #1748, in 2024 and ranked #1880 in 2025. About 1,400 boys have carried it since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#23 in Norway (2025) · #48 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #195 in Belgium (2025) · #238 in Sweden (2025) · #341 in Poland (2025) · #395 in Netherlands (2025) · #472 in England & Wales (2025) · #603 in Scotland (2025) · #751 in Ireland (2025) · #1,734 in Switzerland (2025) · #817 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kaspers

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 10,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

What Kaspers become

Among 370 notable people named Kasper:

Sports figures appear 2.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kasper Schmeichel, Danish association football player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Casper (#924), Kasper would rank around #760 with about 340 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Casper and Kasper.

Similar names: Casper · Uzziah · Kashtyn · Muhammadali · Karam · Ender

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