Name meaning & stats
Kasper
Kasper (Old Persian origin). 1,325 US babies since 1940, peak 2023. Notable Kaspers are 2.3× over-represented as ice hockey players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Old PersianSpelling of Casper
Casper around the world
- Каспер · Russian
- كاسبر · Arabic
- קספר · Hebrew
- キャスパー · Japanese
- 卡斯帕 (名字) · Chinese
- Caspar · Dutch
Famous Caspers
- Casper Ruud · Norwegian tennis player
In US birth records
Peak year: 2023
1,325 US babies were named Kasper between 1940 and 2025.
Kasper around the world
- Norway: 5,045 babies since 1945, peak 2023, No. 23 in 2025
- Sweden: 2,136 babies since 1998, peak 2003, No. 184 in 2022
- Belgium: 1,785 babies since 1995, peak 2021, No. 197 in 2025
- England & Wales: 1,479 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 469 in 2025
- Scotland: 69 babies since 1974, peak 2023, No. 535 in 2024
- Ireland: 43 babies since 1964, peak 2012, No. 642 in 2025
- France: 20 babies since 1900, peak 2011
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Kaspers end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.5× | High · 41 people |
| Ice hockey player | 2.3× | Medium · 15 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Medium · 13 people |
| Film director | 2.0× | Medium · 13 people |
Among notable men who are ice hockey players, Kaspers show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Kaspers are 1.8× more likely than expected to be screenwriters.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 11 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 4 Caspers spell it Kasper
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2023)