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Casper

Casper ranks #74 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 22 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #96 among boy dog names.
Casper's popularity trend

Casper's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
22
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#74
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−63
2014 → 2019
Gender split
86% male
14% female86% male

Gender split comes from 72 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Casper mean?
/ˈkæspɚ/2 syllablesOrigin: Old Persian

Casper is an English form of an Old Persian name traditionally translated as "treasurer" or "keeper of the treasure." It's also one of the traditional names given to the Three Wise Men in Western folklore.

Thanks to a certain friendly cartoon ghost, Casper carries a light, gentle charm that suits an all-white or pale-coated pet especially well. It works nicely for a companion with a sweet, easygoing temperament.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Casper shows up

Cats named Casper per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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