Kaspar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name; rare in this form.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Kaspar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Kaspar has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. 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 | 12 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 45 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 69 |
| 2004 | 79 |
| 2005 | 86 |
| 2006 | 96 |
| 2007 | 110 |
| 2008 | 113 |
| 2009 | 117 |
| 2010 | 126 |
| 2011 | 129 |
| 2012 | 134 |
| 2013 | 135 |
| 2014 | 135 |
| 2015 | 145 |
| 2016 | 147 |
| 2017 | 147 |
| 2018 | 152 |
| 2019 | 154 |
| 2020 | 151 |
Kaspar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kaspar.Hi! My name is Kaspar.
- Kaspar bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Kaspar lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Kaspar i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Kaspar this afternoon.
- Kaspars mamma är lärare.Kaspar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kaspars mamma is Kaspar's mum.
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Questions about Kaspar
How do you pronounce Kaspar in Swedish?
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What does the name Kaspar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name; rare in this form.
How popular is Kaspar in Sweden?
3 babies were named Kaspar in 2022. In 2020, 151 people in Sweden had Kaspar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2002 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.