Boys' name · since 1994

Kacper

1,102 babies named Kacper in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,818 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,415 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,102
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Kacper is the #7415 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,102 recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacper has been recorded 1,102 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #7415 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #4,818 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,415 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,102 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacper ranks #4,818 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,415 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,102 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,818 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,415 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,102
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%46.7%
Kacper vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kacper's 1,102 recorded births place it above 89.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

How Kacper compares

1,102 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Kacper's all-time total is 199% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kacper Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,102 369 358,536
Peak-year births 88 34 22,252

Kacper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kacper's full recorded timeline at 2010, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kacper popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
88
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
020406080100 199419982002200620102014201820222025 11

Kacper by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (563 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Kacper's strongest decade.

563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Kacper births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 563 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kacper 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 Kacper's total volume

Kacper vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -108, 5.8%-88, 4.1%-30, 6.2%-51, 4.9%-34, 4.8%-106, 3.6%-102, 2.9%-33, 7.3%-68, 3.3%-51, 15%-47, 5.1%-37, 5.6%-26, 7.9%-38, 4.2%-37, 5.7%Kacper-32, 8%Kacper
Kacper vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Kacper by state

Where Kacper concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kacper
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
541 49.1%
#2 New York
202 18.3%
#3 New Jersey
76 6.9%
#4 Connecticut
17 1.5%
Illinois share of Kacper's total US births 49.1%
Even split

541 of 1,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kacper?
1,102 babies have been named Kacper since 1994. All-time, it sits at #4,818 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,415 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 88 births.
Where does Kacper sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacper ranks #4,818 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,415 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kacper most popular?
Kacper was most popular in the 2000s decade with 563 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kacper most popular?
The top states for the name Kacper are Illinois (541 births), New York (202 births), New Jersey (76 births).
How long has the name Kacper been used?
The SSA has tracked Kacper since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kacper?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kacey, Kace, Kacen, Kacy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kacper's data

  • Kacper's decade-level peak was the 2000s (563 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Kacpers (541 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.

Keep exploring Kacper

Nearby Names Like Kacper

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kacper

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kacper

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kacper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Kacper 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.