Jasper
Boy nameJasper has been given to 63,674 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #129 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈdʒaspə/
A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.
Origin: Old Persian
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
63,674
Peak year
2023 (3,014 babies)
Rank in 2025
#129 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +49%
Gender split
2% girls / 98% boys
Famous people named Jasper
Jasper Cillessen
Dutch association football player (born 1989)
Jasper Johns
American painter and sculptor (1930)
Jasper Stuyven
Belgian cyclist
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Fictional cat from the Tom & Jerry animation series
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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