Jasper Boy
How popular is Jasper?
#129 boy name in 2025
2,804 baby boys were named Jasper in the US in 2025, making it the 129th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
Jasper popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #129 for boys (▲ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,804 boys, 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #214 in 2015, #138 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (2,944 boys) |
| Highest rank | #122 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jasper counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jasper family of names ranked #138 for boys in 2025, with 2,816 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 2,804 | 100% |
| Jazper | 12 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jasper is most popular
Babies named Jasper per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 4.7 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Montana: 4.6 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- Vermont: 4.6 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Maine: 4.2 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- West Virginia: 4.0 per 1,000 (130 boys)
Jasper by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 820 | #139 |
| 1890s | 725 | #149 |
| 1900s | 715 | #197 |
| 1910s | 2,809 | #237 |
| 1920s | 3,764 | #275 |
| 1930s | 2,366 | #328 |
| 1940s | 2,120 | #383 |
| 1950s | 1,918 | #458 |
| 1960s | 1,336 | #580 |
| 1970s | 1,181 | #693 |
| 1980s | 1,860 | #591 |
| 1990s | 2,540 | #611 |
| 2000s | 5,116 | #337 |
| 2010s | 18,214 | #136 |
| 2020s | 16,944 | #122 |
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Questions
- Is Jasper a boy or girl name?
- Jasper is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Jasper were boys.
- How popular is the name Jasper?
- 2,804 baby boys were named Jasper in the US in 2025, making it the 129th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
- When was Jasper most popular?
- Jasper peaked in 2023, when 2,944 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #122 in 2023.
- How many people are named Jasper?
- 63,674 babies have been named Jasper in the US since 1880. We estimate about 50,415 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Jasper most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jasper was most common in Wyoming, at 4.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.