Caspian
2025 SSA
About Caspian
One of the most romantic of appellations, Caspian is a geographical name referring to the large salty sea between Asia and Europe. It's also the name of the hero of C.S. Lewis's beloved Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian.
The name Caspian is ultimately derived from the Latin term Caspii, meaning "white." Caspii was the name of the people of Central Asia who were originally from Caucasus.
Caspian is attracting a lot of attention from cutting-edge parents these days. It fits in with several trends as a name from classic children's literature, a water-related place name, and an ancient name with the trending Cas- beginning, ala Cassius and Cassian.
Pronounced KAS-pee-un.
As of October 2026, Caspian ranked #491 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #29.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,715 | 88 | 45.8 |
| 2015 | #1,547 | 105 | 54.8 |
| 2016 | #1,199 | 158 | 83.3 |
| 2017 | #860 | 254 | 137.2 |
| 2018 | #796 | 284 | 156.4 |
| 2019 | #792 | 292 | 162.7 |
| 2020 | #759 | 316 | 183.1 |
| 2021 | #707 | 372 | 212.6 |
| 2022 | #723 | 361 | 206.8 |
| 2023 | #664 | 409 | 239.1 |
| 2024 | #578 | 492 | 285.6 |
| 2025 | #491 | 614 | 359.5 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Caspian.
- Cassius
- Orion
- Cassian
- Cyrus
- Orran
- Atlas
- Lucian
- Soren
- Calcifer
- Atticus
- Evander
- Alistair
- Aurelius
- Elio
- Ambrose
- Lucien
- Lucius
- Dorian
- Apollo
- Caius
Caspian on lists
Famous Caspians
- Caspian Tredwell
Owen, American screenwriter
- Caspian Makan
fiance of Neda Agha,Soltan, who was killed during the 2009 Iranian election protests. Her death was a rallying point for opposition groups.
- Jay Caspian Kang
South Korean,born American writer and editor
- Caspian
Canadian rapper
- Caspian Julius Polis (b. 2011)
son of politician Jared Polis
- Caspian Feild (b. 2012)
son of actors Neve Campbell and JJ Field
- Caspian Harper Brown (b. 2012)
son of YouTubers Hannah and Andrew Brown of The Slyfox Family
Caspian in pop culture
- Caspian
Michigan, USA
- "Prince Caspian
" song by Phish
- Prince Caspian
character of the Chronicles of Narnia
- Caspian Vander
character in the "Sleepy Hollow Trilogy," by Jessica Verday
- Caspian
character on TV's "Highlander: The Series"
- Caspian
character in Elizabeth Cody Kimmel’s Legend of the Ghost Dog
- Judson Caspian aka the Reaper
character in DC Comics
- Caspian
American instrumental post,rock band