Kasper
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Kasper (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Kasper has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2003. 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 | 76 |
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 111 |
| 2001 | 78 |
| 2002 | 95 |
| 2003 | 129 |
| 2004 | 120 |
| 2005 | 108 |
| 2006 | 98 |
| 2007 | 80 |
| 2008 | 107 |
| 2009 | 97 |
| 2010 | 114 |
| 2011 | 97 |
| 2012 | 88 |
| 2013 | 79 |
| 2014 | 70 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 77 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2022 | 55 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 709 |
| 2000 | 826 |
| 2001 | 901 |
| 2002 | 1,000 |
| 2003 | 1,136 |
| 2004 | 1,258 |
| 2005 | 1,362 |
| 2006 | 1,462 |
| 2007 | 1,547 |
| 2008 | 1,663 |
| 2009 | 1,762 |
| 2010 | 1,899 |
| 2011 | 1,996 |
| 2012 | 2,086 |
| 2013 | 2,160 |
| 2014 | 2,222 |
| 2015 | 2,302 |
| 2016 | 2,384 |
| 2017 | 2,438 |
| 2018 | 2,507 |
| 2019 | 2,578 |
| 2020 | 2,649 |
Kasper in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kasper.Hi! My name is Kasper.
- Kasper bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Kasper lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Kasper kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Kasper is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Kaspers mamma är lärare.Kasper's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kaspers mamma is Kasper's mum.
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Questions about Kasper
How do you pronounce Kasper in Swedish?
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What does the name Kasper mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar.
How popular is Kasper in Sweden?
55 babies were named Kasper in 2022. In 2020, 2,649 people in Sweden had Kasper as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2003 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.