Boys' name · since 1895
Casimer
Casimer has 1,895 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,895
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Casimer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,895 recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Casimer has been recorded 1,895 times among boys since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2017.
- #3,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,895 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Casimer ranks #3,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,895 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,895
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Casimer's 1,895 recorded births place it above 92.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Casimer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Casimer's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Casimer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2017
- Peak year (1918)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
1,895 total births across 123 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 135 births in a single year.
Casimer by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (767 births, 40% of the file).
1910s was Casimer's strongest decade.
767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Casimer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 61
1900s
61 births
- 1910s
1910s
767 births
- 1920s
1920s
639 births
- 1930s 158
1930s
158 births
- 1940s 123
1940s
123 births
- 1950s 87
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 767 births (40% of all-time use).
Casimer decade highlights
- Peak decade 767 births
- Runner-up 639 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Casimer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Casimer's total volume
Casimer by state
Where Casimer concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 312 | 16.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 279 | 14.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 233 | 12.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 8.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 95 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 27 | 1.4% |
312 of 1,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Illinois 16.5% of nationwide
- New York 14.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 12.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 8.4% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 16.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Casimer appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Casimer's data
- Casimer's decade-level peak was the 1910s (767 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Casimers (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Casimer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Casimer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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