Treasurer or treasure-bearer root, in the documented Iranian and Hebrew transmission.
The exact Caspar name entry traces the Western Christian Magi name through Biblical Hebrew gizbar. The Hebrew entry supplies treasurer and traces the word to reconstructed older Iranian treasure-bearer forms. Reconstruction and religious transmission are qualified; this is not a modern nationality or a prediction of wealth.
Origin
Iranian-rooted name transmitted through biblical and Western Christian traditions.
The reviewed entry traces the Magi name through Biblical Hebrew to an older Iranian form. These language and religious contexts describe transmission, not a modern nationality.
English pronunciation
/ˈkæspɚ/
Reviewed General American reading; the source separately records a non-rhotic UK reading.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2022
Boys
5
2810
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2018
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
5927
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
48
728
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Boys
4
647
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2016
Boys
3
713
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Boys
20
4857
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Treasurer or treasure-bearer root, in the documented Iranian and Hebrew transmission.
Checked against cited source
The exact Caspar name entry traces the Western Christian Magi name through Biblical Hebrew gizbar. The Hebrew entry supplies treasurer and traces the word to reconstructed older Iranian treasure-bearer forms. Reconstruction and religious transmission are qualified; this is not a modern nationality or a prediction of wealth.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Nickname: Cas
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In documented Dutch naming usage, Cas is a diminutive of Caspar. The exact Dutch personal-name section names both Casper and Caspar; English genetics and astronomical abbreviation senses are unrelated. No Dutch reading is presented as English. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Cas personal-name entry at the cited revision. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Cas&oldid=92961879. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized explicit name relationships or transcribed the documented English readings. Name spellings retain separate statistics and preferred readings. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Iranian-rooted name transmitted through biblical and Western Christian traditions.
Checked against cited source
The reviewed entry traces the Magi name through Biblical Hebrew to an older Iranian form. These language and religious contexts describe transmission, not a modern nationality.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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English pronunciation: /ˈkæspɚ/
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Reviewed General American reading; the source separately records a non-rhotic UK reading.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Supporting evidence: Hebrew gizbar: treasurer and reconstructed Iranian ancestry
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Supporting evidence for the specifically qualified name tradition. Adapted from Wiktionary contributors; linguistic roots, proposals and source-language readings remain separate.
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Spelling variant: Casper
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English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.
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Spelling variant: Cosper
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistical series; pronunciation is not transferred automatically.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Spelling variant: Gaspar
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistical series; pronunciation is not transferred automatically.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Spelling variant: Gosper
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistical series; pronunciation is not transferred automatically.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Spelling variant: Jasper
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. The initial consonant differs; statistics remain spelling-specific.
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Spelling variant: Kaspar
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistical series; pronunciation is not transferred automatically.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Spelling variant: Kasper
Checked against cited source
Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistical series; pronunciation is not transferred automatically.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Spelling variant: Kosper
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English given-name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistical series; pronunciation is not transferred automatically.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.