Caspian
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of modern usage, popularized by the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. From Latin Caspius + -an.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Caspian (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Caspian has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2012. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 69 |
| 2011 | 76 |
| 2012 | 90 |
| 2013 | 86 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 84 |
| 2016 | 82 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2019 | 74 |
| 2020 | 66 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2022 | 67 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 38 |
| 2004 | 54 |
| 2005 | 75 |
| 2006 | 97 |
| 2007 | 122 |
| 2008 | 149 |
| 2009 | 219 |
| 2010 | 290 |
| 2011 | 365 |
| 2012 | 458 |
| 2013 | 538 |
| 2014 | 605 |
| 2015 | 690 |
| 2016 | 778 |
| 2017 | 848 |
| 2018 | 908 |
| 2019 | 985 |
| 2020 | 1,052 |
Caspian in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Caspian.Hi! My name is Caspian.
- Caspian har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Caspian has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Caspian kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Caspian is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Caspians mamma är lärare.Caspian's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Caspians mamma is Caspian's mum.
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Questions about Caspian
How do you pronounce Caspian in Swedish?
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What does the name Caspian mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of modern usage, popularized by the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. From Latin Caspius + -an.
How popular is Caspian in Sweden?
67 babies were named Caspian in 2022. In 2020, 1,052 people in Sweden had Caspian as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2012 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.