Caspian
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Caspian is also given to girls.
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
Caspian for boys
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Caspian on lists
Famous Caspians
- Caspian TredwellBoy
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- Caspian MakanBoy
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- Jay Caspian KangBoy
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- CaspianBoy
Canadian rapper
- Caspian Julius Polis (b. 2011)Boy
son of politician Jared Polis
- Caspian Feild (b. 2012)Boy
son of actors Neve Campbell and JJ Field
- Caspian Harper Brown (b. 2012)Boy
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Caspian in pop culture
- CaspianBoy
Michigan, USA
- "Prince CaspianBoy
" song by Phish
- Prince CaspianBoy
character of the Chronicles of Narnia
- Caspian VanderBoy
character in the "Sleepy Hollow Trilogy," by Jessica Verday
- CaspianBoy
character on TV's "Highlander: The Series"
- CaspianBoy
character in Elizabeth Cody Kimmel’s Legend of the Ghost Dog
- Judson Caspian aka the ReaperBoy
character in DC Comics
- CaspianBoy
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