Recorded 1895–2017 Boys' name Peak 1918 1,895 births

Casimer — boys' name

1,895 babies named Casimer in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s131900s611910s7671920s6391930s1581940s1231950s871960s181970s71980s61990s62000s52010s5
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Casimer was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

135 babies were named Casimer in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casimer

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,895 babies named Casimer between 1895 and 2017, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Casimer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 135 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casimer performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 767 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Casimer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 312 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Casimer in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casimer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,895 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Casimer at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

1,895

Since 1895

123 years of records

Peak year

1918

135 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1895

Recorded for 123 years

Last year on file: 2017

Casimer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1895

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1918)
135
Annual births at peak — across 123 years of records
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Casimer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
767 births that decade — 40% of Casimer's all-time total
1890s131900s611910s7671920s6391930s1581940s1231950s871960s181970s71980s61990s62000s52010s5

Casimer by state

Where Casimer concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Casimer
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%
Illinois share of Casimer's total US births 16.5%
Even split

312 of 1,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Casimer appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casimer?
1,895 babies have been named Casimer since 1895. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1918 with 135 births.
When was Casimer most popular?
Casimer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 767 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Casimer most popular?
The top states for the name Casimer are Illinois (312 births), New York (279 births), Michigan (233 births).
How long has the name Casimer been used?
Casimer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 123 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Casimer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Casey, Cash, Cason, Case, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1895–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.