Baby name
RISING
🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Casper
/KAS · per/
Meaning
“Treasurer”
English and Scandinavian spelling variant of Caspar; in the English-speaking world primarily associated with Casper the Friendly Ghost, which adds a playful pop-culture layer.
Nicknames
cas
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
The ghost association is charming rather than problematic; the name is reviving strongly in the UK and US.
The cultural moment.
Rising in the UK and US since 2015; top 100 in Denmark throughout the 2000s.