How Many People Are Named Casper?
An estimated 3,424 people in the United States have the first name Casper. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Casper peaked in popularity in 2024 with 273 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Casper as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Casper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,424
About 1 in 100,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2024
273 births
Total Registered
5,972
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Casper
Casper is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,972 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Casper as a male name
Ranked #879 in 2024
273 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (273 births)
Casper as a female name
Ranked #15,641 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Casper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Casper span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,020 babies were registered. Casper remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Casper by Decade
How has Casper tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Casper by State
Birth registrations for Casper span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Utah, Maryland, Iowa. On average, about 68 Caspers were registered per state.
Casper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Casper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Casper
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Casper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Casper?
We estimate approximately 3,424 people named Casper are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Casper a common name?
Casper is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,972 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Casper most popular?
Casper reached peak popularity in 2024, when 273 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Casper is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Casper a male name?
Casper is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Casper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Casper Smith, Casper Johnson, Casper Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me