US rank #5540 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,091 births

Kacper — #5540 US boys' name

1,091 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.

1990s632000s5632010s4002020s65
#5540
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kacper was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

88 babies were named Kacper in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kacper

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,091 babies named Kacper between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kacper currently holds the #5540 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kacper performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 563 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kacper shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 541 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Kacper in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kacper 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 1,091 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.

Kacper at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,091

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,540

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kacper popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
88
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Kacper by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
563 births that decade — 52% of Kacper's all-time total
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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 49.6%
#2 New York
202 18.5%
#3 New Jersey
76 7.0%
#4 Connecticut
17 1.6%
Illinois share of Kacper's total US births 49.6%
Even split

541 of 1,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kacper?
1,091 babies have been named Kacper since 1994. It currently ranks #5540 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 88 births.
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?
Kacper has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1994–2024 (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.