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Boy · Uncertain (perhaps Persian)
Kaspar
Say it: KAHS-par
Meaning
Traditional name of one of the three Magi; its origin is uncertain, perhaps Persian for 'treasurer'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Common in Catholic German lands, and used again in recent years.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 128 babies given this name since 2000
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 172,300 boys
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Caspar
| English | Jasper |
|---|---|
| French | Gaspard |
| Italian | Gaspare |
| Spanish | Gaspar |
Famous bearers
- Caspar David Friedrich, painter
- Kaspar Hauser, foundling
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.