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Casper Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Casper?

Ranking 1,387th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Casper is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Casper has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #332 was reached in 1889.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2018 with 126 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Casper was 7 in 1977.

Approximately during the years 1903-1907, 1910-1915, 1944-1948, 1986-1990, 1992-1997, 1999-2003, 2009-2013, and 2014-2017, the name Casper took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1898-1901, 1923-1926, 1941-1944, and 1979-1982 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Casper be?

For a number of years, the name Casper has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Casper lately has risen.

The name Casper is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Casper (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 126 1,387
2017 123 1,412
2016 83 1,809
2015 87 1,753
2014 86 1,749
2013 91 1,655
2012 70 2,005
2011 55 2,321
2010 52 2,409
2009 38 3,054
2008 49 2,548
2007 51 2,476
2006 46 2,584
2005 43 2,572
2004 35 2,897
2003 49 2,209
2002 41 2,430
2001 33 2,811
2000 39 2,432
1999 28 2,950
1998 37 2,353
1997 33 2,461
1996 27 2,760
1995 16 3,885
1994 11 5,150
1993 15 4,045
1992 11 4,923
1991 19 3,232
1990 21 2,968
1989 14 3,836
1988 15 3,377
1987 16 3,086
1986 14 3,288
1985 17 2,844
1984 16 2,840
1983 13 3,260
1982 10 3,996
1981 16 2,795
1980 14 3,116
1979 20 2,391
1978 15 2,810
1977 7 4,657
1976 8 4,063
1975 13 2,922
1974 15 2,568
1973 8 3,754
1972 10 3,187
1971 11 2,998
1970 8 3,562
1969 12 2,568
1968 11 2,596
1967 8 3,021
1966 10 2,647
1965 17 1,923
1964 23 1,661
1963 17 1,971
1962 8 3,080
1961 24 1,644
1960 27 1,552
1959 26 1,560
1958 23 1,647
1957 23 1,677
1956 29 1,453
1955 15 2,053
1954 35 1,272
1953 20 1,720
1952 32 1,324
1951 29 1,382
1950 21 1,621
1949 24 1,512
1948 36 1,199
1947 25 1,488
1946 22 1,517
1945 26 1,303
1944 20 1,530
1943 34 1,173
1942 29 1,299
1941 35 1,112
1940 30 1,230
1939 40 1,007
1938 35 1,097
1937 39 1,020
1936 36 1,074
1935 40 1,012
1934 29 1,244
1933 42 982
1932 52 891
1931 49 923
1930 58 865
1929 66 794
1928 54 916
1927 76 747
1926 54 916
1925 80 724
1924 88 697
1923 93 666
1922 86 705
1921 80 737
1920 85 700
1919 113 562
1918 86 668
1917 107 571
1916 80 657
1915 108 535
1914 72 592
1913 57 580
1912 55 540
1911 24 626
1910 14 825
1909 18 638
1908 15 691
1907 21 514
1906 12 718
1905 16 596
1904 14 618
1903 7 922
1902 16 538
1901 11 643
1900 14 684
1899 16 485
1898 20 454
1897 17 480
1896 23 407
1895 14 560
1894 20 422
1893 16 463
1892 20 425
1891 20 390
1890 14 515
1889 28 332
1888 25 370
1887 11 552
1886 22 370
1885 22 381
1884 14 506
1883 16 450
1882 25 357
1881 15 445
1880 15 466

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.