Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Casper

#1,517 most common boys' name of all time · #3,685 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,517
Rank overall
#3,685 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
6,229
Since 2016
1,777
Peak year
2024 #880
Best rank
#337 1889
Girls Boys peak 274/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Casper is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 255 255 #924
2024 — 274 274 #880
2023 5 218 223 #1,007
2022 — 181 181 #1,147
2021 5 181 186 #1,125
2020 5 153 158 #1,225
2019 6 159 165 #1,203
2018 — 129 129 #1,365
2017 — 123 123 #1,413
2016 — 83 83 #1,812
2015 — 87 87 #1,753
2014 — 86 86 #1,751
2013 — 92 92 #1,647
2012 — 71 71 #1,985
2011 — 56 56 #2,286
2010 — 52 52 #2,404
2009 — 38 38 #3,046
2008 — 49 49 #2,544
2007 — 51 51 #2,474
2006 — 46 46 #2,578
2005 — 43 43 #2,570
2004 — 35 35 #2,889
2003 — 49 49 #2,206
2002 — 41 41 #2,428
2001 — 33 33 #2,798
2000 — 40 40 #2,380
1999 — 28 28 #2,942
1998 — 37 37 #2,349
1997 — 33 33 #2,452
1996 — 27 27 #2,749
1995 — 16 16 #3,861
1994 — 11 11 #5,115
1993 — 15 15 #4,027
1992 — 11 11 #4,882
1991 — 19 19 #3,230
1990 — 21 21 #2,954
1989 — 14 14 #3,814
1988 — 15 15 #3,363
1987 — 16 16 #3,075
1986 — 14 14 #3,273
1985 — 17 17 #2,832
1984 — 16 16 #2,829
1983 — 13 13 #3,234
1982 — 10 10 #3,972
1981 — 16 16 #2,788
1980 — 14 14 #3,103
1979 — 20 20 #2,379
1978 — 15 15 #2,811
1977 — 7 7 #4,598
1976 — 8 8 #4,029
1975 — 13 13 #2,910
1974 — 15 15 #2,554
1973 — 8 8 #3,713
1972 — 10 10 #3,162
1971 — 11 11 #2,978
1970 — 8 8 #3,534
1969 — 12 12 #2,556
1968 — 11 11 #2,590
1967 — 7 7 #3,245
1966 — 10 10 #2,637
1965 — 17 17 #1,922
1964 — 23 23 #1,659
1963 — 17 17 #1,966
1962 — 8 8 #3,053
1961 — 24 24 #1,638
1960 — 27 27 #1,555
1959 — 26 26 #1,562
1958 — 23 23 #1,647
1957 — 23 23 #1,675
1956 — 29 29 #1,447
1955 — 15 15 #2,056
1954 — 35 35 #1,269
1953 — 20 20 #1,715
1952 — 32 32 #1,323
1951 — 29 29 #1,376
1950 — 21 21 #1,619
1949 — 24 24 #1,504
1948 — 36 36 #1,195
1947 — 25 25 #1,484
1946 — 22 22 #1,513
1945 — 26 26 #1,300
1944 — 20 20 #1,531
1943 — 34 34 #1,170
1942 — 29 29 #1,298
1941 — 35 35 #1,111
1940 — 30 30 #1,232
1939 — 40 40 #1,009
1938 — 35 35 #1,096
1937 — 39 39 #1,020
1936 — 36 36 #1,073
1935 — 39 39 #1,023
1934 — 30 30 #1,215
1933 — 42 42 #983
1932 — 52 52 #892
1931 — 49 49 #927
1930 — 58 58 #866
1929 — 66 66 #794
1928 — 54 54 #915
1927 — 76 76 #748
1926 — 54 54 #918
1925 — 80 80 #725
1924 — 88 88 #697
1923 — 93 93 #666
1922 — 86 86 #703
1921 — 80 80 #737
1920 — 85 85 #699
1919 — 113 113 #562
1918 — 86 86 #670
1917 — 107 107 #572
1916 — 80 80 #657
1915 — 108 108 #536
1914 — 72 72 #593
1913 — 57 57 #581
1912 — 55 55 #541
1911 — 24 24 #630
1910 — 14 14 #830
1909 — 18 18 #638
1908 — 15 15 #688
1907 — 21 21 #520
1906 — 12 12 #721
1905 — 16 16 #603
1904 — 14 14 #619
1903 — 7 7 #928
1902 — 16 16 #540
1901 — 11 11 #646
1900 — 14 14 #684
1899 — 16 16 #492
1898 — 20 20 #461
1897 — 17 17 #485
1896 — 23 23 #412
1895 — 14 14 #563
1894 — 20 20 #427
1893 — 16 16 #468
1892 — 20 20 #435
1891 — 20 20 #392
1890 — 14 14 #518
1889 — 28 28 #337
1888 — 25 25 #374
1887 — 11 11 #559
1886 — 22 22 #381
1885 — 22 22 #386
1884 — 14 14 #507
1883 — 16 16 #452
1882 — 25 25 #363
1881 — 15 15 #452
1880 — 15 15 #469