Kasper is a distinctive choice, ranked #529 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Kasper in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#529
About the Name Kasper
Kasper has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 123 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #326 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Kasper is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kasper
Unlikely. With around 73 UK babies named Kasper per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kasper in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kasper has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 123 places in the last five years. Its peak was #326 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Kasper 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.
Notable people named Kasper include: Julien Kasper — Julien Kasper is an American jazz fusion and blues rock guitarist and professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston.; Kasper Roug — Kasper Roug is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party.; Kasper Klitgaard — Kasper Klitgaard is a Danish former handballer..
Kasper does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kaspers in the wild.
73
UK babies named Kasper (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 123 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kasper
Likely around 1 other Kasper in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kasper
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Julien Kasper is an American jazz fusion and blues rock guitarist and professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is recognized for his instrumental recordings as a bandleader and his work as a sideman in the blues, rock, and jazz fusion genres.
Kasper Roug is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.
Walter Kasper is a German Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 2001 to 2010. He was previously Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart from 1989 to 1999.
Mary Catherine Kasper, A.D.J.C. (German: Maria Katharina Kasper) was a German Catholic Religious Sister and the foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.
Kasper Alhoniemi was the first Finnish volunteer who fought on the side of Ukraine and fell in the Ukrainian war. Alhoniemi joined the International Legion established by the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the beginning of the war.