Kasper is a distinctive choice, ranked #469 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kasper in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#469
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kasper in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Kasper
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.
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 Kasper
Unlikely. With around 83 UK babies named Kasper per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kasper in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kasper has been fairly steady, ranked #469 in 2025 against #406 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #326 in 2021.
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, Kasper Roug and Kasper Klitgaard. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
83
UK babies named Kasper (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 63 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
Almost certainly the only Kasper in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
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