Caspian is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #1199 in 2016 with 158 recorded births. This places Caspian in the top 8% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 614 births ranking #491. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 12,008 boys born was named Caspian. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Caspian is a place name turned first name, best known through the Caspian Sea. It feels romantic, literary, and expansive, which is much of its appeal.
The name gained modern visibility through literature, especially Prince Caspian in C S Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. That helped shift it from a geographical label into a recognised baby-name choice.