Will my child share the name Caspar with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Caspar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Caspar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Caspar becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Caspar has been fairly steady, ranked #728 in 2025 against #690 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #485 in 2022.

Is Caspar a good choice for a distinctive name?

Caspar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Caspar a popular baby name in the United States?

Caspar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Caspar is a distinctive choice, ranked #728 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Caspar in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Caspar

Caspar is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 104 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #485 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Caspar is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Caspar in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Caspar

Caspar Lee — Caspar Richard George Lee is a British-South African YouTuber and investor.
Caspar Whitney — Caspar William Whitney was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman, and war correspondent.
Caspar Weinberger — Caspar Willard Weinberger was an American politician and businessman who served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades as a Republican, most notably as Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Caspar

UK babies named Caspar (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.0

In a school of 600

↓ 38 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Caspar

Almost certainly the only Caspar in the class

UK Popularity (1996–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Caspar

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Caspar Leeb. 1994

Caspar Richard George Lee is a British-South African YouTuber and investor.

Caspar Whitney1889

Caspar William Whitney was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman, and war correspondent.

Caspar Weinberger

Caspar Willard Weinberger was an American politician and businessman who served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades as a Republican, most notably as Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.

Caspar Cruciger the Younger

Caspar Cruciger the Younger was a German theologian and Protestant reformer.

Caspar Netscher

Caspar (or Gaspar) Netscher was a Dutch painter.

Caspar van Wittel

Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel, known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli (IPA: [ˈɡaspare vaɱviˈtɛlli]) or Gasparo degli Occhiali (IPA: [ˈɡasparo deʎʎ okˈkjaːli]), was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome, Papal States.