boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Jasper

Meaning treasurer Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #129 Trend ↑ Rising 11%

Jasper is a masculine given name of Persian origin, meaning "treasurer".

Rank 2025
#129
among boys · ↑4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,845
named Jasper · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 609
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
3,014 babies
All-time total
63,674
#437 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Jasper popularity over time

63,674 babies have been named Jasper since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 820 820 82 – #139
1890s – 725 725 73 -12% #149
1900s – 715 715 72 -1% #197
1910s – 2,809 2,809 281 +293% #238
1920s 16 3,764 3,780 378 +35% #275
1930s – 2,366 2,366 237 -37% #328
1940s 5 2,120 2,125 213 -10% #383
1950s – 1,918 1,918 192 -10% #461
1960s – 1,336 1,336 134 -30% #582
1970s 5 1,181 1,186 119 -11% #694
1980s 72 1,860 1,932 193 +63% #591
1990s 168 2,540 2,708 271 +40% #611
2000s 219 5,116 5,335 534 +97% #337
2010s 373 18,214 18,587 1,859 +248% #136
2020s (to 2025) 388 16,944 17,332 2,889 +55% #122

Where Jasper is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 2,854 1.67 #126
2027 2,896 1.70 #124
2028 2,933 1.72 #124
2029 2,965 1.74 #121
2030 2,992 1.75 #119

Where Jasper is most popular

Boys named Jasper per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.66 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Montana, and Vermont.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jasper born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 27 4.67 +182%
Montana 82 4.65 +181%
Vermont 29 4.62 +179%
Maine 81 4.17 +152%
West Virginia 130 3.98 +140%
Arkansas 251 3.97 +139%
Kentucky 383 3.82 +130%
Oregon 283 3.73 +125%
North Dakota 63 3.69 +123%
South Dakota 68 3.65 +121%
Idaho 145 3.54 +114%
Oklahoma 308 3.48 +110%
Alaska 38 3.19 +93%
New Mexico 95 2.88 +74%
Missouri 398 2.87 +73%
Washington 461 2.82 +70%
Kansas 192 2.80 +69%
Indiana 441 2.75 +66%
New Hampshire 61 2.75 +66%
Hawaii 41 2.64 +59%
Tennessee 473 2.62 +58%
Iowa 178 2.58 +56%
Colorado 330 2.56 +54%
Minnesota 288 2.35 +42%
Alabama 254 2.32 +40%
Mississippi 128 2.25 +36%
Nevada 126 2.21 +33%
South Carolina 223 2.16 +30%
Utah 201 2.11 +27%
Wisconsin 249 2.10 +27%
Ohio 553 2.09 +26%
Michigan 417 2.04 +23%
Louisiana 203 1.98 +20%
Nebraska 83 1.91 +15%
North Carolina 478 1.87 +13%
District of Columbia 26 1.76 +6%
New York 758 1.75 +6%
Arizona 278 1.70 ≈ national
Georgia 429 1.69 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 436 1.64 ≈ national
California 1,501 1.64 ≈ national
Virginia 307 1.62 ≈ national
Florida 693 1.46 -12%
Massachusetts 191 1.39 -16%
Illinois 342 1.34 -19%
Texas 1,169 1.33 -20%
Maryland 135 1.13 -32%
Connecticut 76 1.12 -32%
New Jersey 153 0.760 -54%
Delaware 8 0.528 -68%
Rhode Island – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jasper

Jasper is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #129 in 2025 with 2,804 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 63,674 American babies have been named Jasper. Its peak came in 2023, when 3,014 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jasper stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jasper?

The median living Jasper is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 51 thousand people named Jasper are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jasper year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 41 #3,672 2,804 #129
2024 50 #3,197 2,761 #133
2023 70 #2,532 2,944 #122
2022 78 #2,372 2,919 #129
2021 84 #2,221 2,876 #128
2020 65 #2,609 2,640 #138
2019 51 #3,145 2,793 #136
2018 51 #3,180 2,506 #155
2017 44 #3,509 2,117 #183
2016 41 #3,738 1,915 #209
2015 42 #3,675 1,866 #214
2014 37 #4,050 1,755 #218
2013 42 #3,668 1,467 #247
2012 25 #5,463 1,358 #263
2011 28 #4,980 1,253 #281
2010 12 #9,470 1,184 #285
2009 31 #4,734 945 #337
2008 19 #6,917 627 #449
2007 25 #5,598 585 #466
2006 18 #6,987 442 #569
2005 21 #5,898 452 #538
2004 17 #6,919 392 #576
2003 18 #6,419 470 #513
2002 21 #5,551 479 #483
2001 25 #4,750 390 #549
2000 24 #4,866 334 #592
1995 23 #4,406 238 #687
1990 13 #6,618 269 #615
1985 8 #7,856 177 #663
1980 5 #11,005 163 #680
1975 – – 119 #761
1970 – – 99 #814
1965 – – 120 #680
1960 – – 179 #582
1955 – – 187 #543
1950 – – 208 #461
1945 – – 191 #431
1940 – – 221 #383
1935 – – 212 #371
1930 – – 285 #328
1925 – – 387 #292
1920 – – 388 #284
1915 – – 332 #265
1910 – – 82 #272
1905 – – 80 #213
1900 – – 97 #197
1895 – – 71 #203
1890 – – 95 #149
1885 – – 87 #156
1880 – – 98 #139

Famous people named Jasper

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jasper Johns Jasper Johns American painter (born 1930) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jasper Tudor Jasper Tudor Anglo-Welsh nobleman (1431–1495) Medieval
  3. 3 Jasper Pääkkönen Jasper Pääkkönen Finnish actor (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jasper Fforde Jasper Fforde English novelist (born 1961) Contemporary
  5. 5 Jasper Stuyven Jasper Stuyven Belgian cyclist (born 1992) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jasper De Buyst Jasper De Buyst Belgian racing cyclist b. 1993 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jasper, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jasper?

The median living Jasper is about 9 years old. Half of all living Jaspers are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Jasper are alive today?

An estimated 51 thousand people named Jasper are alive in the United States, based on 63,674 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jasper mean?

Jasper is a masculine given name of Persian origin, meaning "treasurer".

How popular is the name Jasper in 2025?

Jasper ranked #129 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,804 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jasper?

63,674 babies have been named Jasper in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jasper most popular?

Jasper peaked in 2023, when 3,014 newborns received the name.

Is Jasper a boy or girl name?

Jasper is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jasper rising or falling?

Jasper is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jasper become more popular?

Jasper is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,992 boys named Jasper in 2030, which would rank around #119. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jasper?

Well-known people named Jasper include Jasper Johns (painter), Jasper Tudor (nobleman), Jasper Pääkkönen (actor).

Names like Jasper

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