Kaspian
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.
Kaspian by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Kaspian. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Kaspian
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 Kaspian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kassianhollow or vain; a form of Cassian10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kavianwise, sage; from Kavi8 in the US (2017)
- Kaplanchaplain, priest; occupational surname5 in the US (2017)
- Kaspartreasurer, bringer of treasure4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kasjanfrom Cassia; a form of Cassian3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kasin25 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kaspian
Names that are said the same way as Kaspian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Caspianof the Caspian Sea101 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kaspian
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