Caster
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Caster by the numbers
Caster was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 1953, making it a 1950s name.
What we can tell you about Caster
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caster. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carterone who transports goods by cart10,351 in the US (2017)
- Caspertreasurer; one who brings treasure304 in England and Wales (2025)
- Castorbeaver or the star Castor in Gemini14 in the US (2017)
- Casten15 in the US (2017)
- Caseyvigilant or watchful267 in England and Wales (2025)
- Chesterfortress, camp388 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Caster
Names that are said the same way as Caster, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kastorto shine; a form of Castor5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Caster
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