Jasper

Where Jasper comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jasper
  • Old Persian
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #139 among boys — 98 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1930
    Jasper Johns born
    American painter and sculptor
  3. 1989
    Jasper Cillessen born
    Dutch association football player
  4. 2023
    Peak, #122
    2,944 babies named Jasper — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2023
    The comeback
    Back to #122 after sinking to #812 in 1970.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old Persian.
Namesakes
  • Jasper Cillessen · Dutch association football player, born 1989
  • Jasper Johns · American painter and sculptor, born 1930
  • Jasper Stuyven · Belgian cyclist, born 1992
  • Jasper Tudor · English duke, 1431–1495
  • Jasper Philipsen · Belgian cyclist, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.