Recorded 1911–1933 Boys' name Peak 1918 255 births

Casmer — boys' name

255 babies named Casmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1611920s841930s10
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Casmer was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

30 babies were named Casmer in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Casmer between 1911 and 1933, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Casmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casmer performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Casmer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Casmer in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casmer 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 255 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.

Casmer at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

255

Since 1911

23 years of records

Peak year

1918

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1911

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1933

Casmer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1911

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1918)
30
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 1933192519221919191619131911 9

Casmer by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
161 births that decade — 63% of Casmer's all-time total
1910s1611920s841930s10

Casmer by state

Where Casmer concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Casmer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
55 21.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
15 5.9%
#3 Ohio
9 3.5%
#4 Illinois
5 2.0%
#5 New York
5 2.0%
Michigan share of Casmer's total US births 21.6%
Even split

55 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casmer?
255 babies have been named Casmer since 1911. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1918 with 30 births.
When was Casmer most popular?
Casmer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Casmer most popular?
The top states for the name Casmer are Michigan (55 births), Pennsylvania (15 births), Ohio (9 births).
How long has the name Casmer been used?
Casmer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 23 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Casmer?
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.

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, 1911–1933 (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.