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Castor

/ˈkæstɚ/ · 100% boys · 21 born in 2025

Castor has been given to about 390 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkæstɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 383
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Castor per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 29
  • Born in 202521
  • All time390

How popular is Castor?

Its best year was 2016, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 3702nd. The typical living American called Castor is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Castor

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nestor0.68
  2. Kashton0.66
  3. Cason0.65
  4. Taylor0.62
  5. Carter0.61
  6. Major0.62
  7. Baylor0.62
  8. Kason0.62

Middle names for Castor

Ranked by flow score
  1. Castor Paul0.77
  2. Castor Lee0.77
  3. Castor Dean0.76
  4. Castor Blake0.76
  5. Castor Bryce0.76
  6. Castor Wade0.76

Sibling names for Castor

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.85
  2. Kyrenbrother · 0.85
  3. Yahyabrother · 0.84
  4. Ayaneither · 0.84
  5. Emilianasister · 0.84
  6. Maisysister · 0.84

Where Castor is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Castor Anderson0.77
    2. Castor White0.72
    3. Castor Nguyen0.72
    4. Castor Lee0.72
    5. Castor Hill0.72
    6. Castor Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Castor

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.