Casper

Dutch form of Jasper, Persian

"bringer of treasure"

Casper Origin and Meaning

The name Casper is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Persian origin meaning "bringer of treasure".

This ancient name, also spelled Caspar, is finally shedding its ghostly image and moving into the 21st century. Popular in the Netherlands and Scandinavia, where it's sometimes shortened to Cas, Casper could ride the style coattails of cousin Jasper.

Already catching on in the UK where it ranks in the Top 200, Casper can also be considered a Christmas inspired name, as it was borne by one of the Three Magi who brought gifts to the infant Jesus along with Melchior and Balthasar.

Some notable Caspers are one-time Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger (called Cap) and actor Casper Van Dien, whose son is Casper Robert Van Dien III. Claudia Schiffer and Jenny Frost both used the names for their boys, while Jason Lee did a gender switch when he called his daughter Casper (sister of Pilot Inspektor).

Casper Goodwood was the persistent suitor of the main character, Isabel Archer, in Henry James's novel A Portrait of a Lady.

Casper Rank in US Top 1000

# 979 in the US

Casper Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 108 on Nameberry

Casper Popularity

• 108 Nameberry 2025
• 9 Unique 2023
• 193 England 2023
• 95 Netherlands 2019
• 73 Sweden 2022
• 62 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Casper

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Casper.

• Caspar
• Caspian
• Jasper
• Basil
• Lazarus
• Cosmo
• Archie
• Cassius
• Linus
• Casimir
• Ambrose
• Chester
• Otis
• Felix
• Rupert
• Magnus
• Hugo
• Otto
• Edmund
• Cassian

Famous People Named Casper

• Casper ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
• Casper Van Dien American actor
• Casper ten Boom (1859 1944), father of Corrie ten Boom, Dutch watchmaker who aided Jews during the Holocaust
• Casper Wells Major League Baseball player
• Casper German musician
• DJ Casper American musician
• Caspar Richard George Lee Actor and YouTuber
• Casper Hayes Redman (b. 2015) son of actress Marguerite Moreau and Christopher Redman
• Casper Ware basketballer

Casper in Pop Culture

• Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoon character
• Kasper/Casper German children's version of Punch (from Judy and Punch).
• Casper a skateboarding trick
• "Casper " the working title of the song "The Day That Never Comes" by Metallica
• Casper Wyoming, USA
• Casper the antagonist in Harmony Korrine's film "Kids"