Jasper

#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · #129 for boys in 2025, 2,804 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2023 · 2,944 births
Debut · boys
98 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
62,428
since 1880

Jasper over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jasper has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541#1292,804
2024#3,17650#1332,761
2023#2,51770#1222,944
2022#2,36478#1292,919
2021#2,21284#1282,876
2020#2,59765#1382,640
2019#3,13051#1362,793
2018#3,15851#1552,506
2017#3,47944#1832,117
2016#3,70741#2091,915
2015#3,65042#2141,866
2014#4,00337#2181,755
2013#3,64542#2471,467
2012#5,39825#2631,358
2011#4,91528#2811,253
2010#9,23112#2851,184
2009#4,67731#337945
2008#6,79919#449627
2007#5,52625#465585
2006#6,84018#569442
2005#5,80021#537452
2004#6,76817#575392
2003#6,29918#513470
2002#5,44421#483479
2001#4,68825#549390
2000#4,79124#592334
1999#4,57624#634281
1998#7,10413#611300
1997#4,81921#628274
1996#4,73921#660252
1995#4,34823#687238
1994#5,24918#728207
1993#6,62213#686225
1992#8,06510#665243
1991#6,97612#644251
1990#6,46513#614269
1989#5,28616#657231
1988#6,66611#591248
1987#9,8256#641204
1986#7,1349#694171
1985#7,5638#661177
1984—#725144
1983#8,0477#649174
1982#10,5175#700154
1981#10,4115#611194
1980#10,3925#680163
1979#10,2105#693152
1978—#697144
1977—#741133
1976—#763118
1975—#760119
1974—#796101
1973—#786102
1972—#778105
1971—#782108
1970—#81299
1969—#720117
1968—#76594
1967—#670124
1966—#718107
1965—#679120
1964—#655140
1963—#655142
1962—#610160
1961—#635153
1960—#581179
1959—#592174
1958—#566186
1957—#590169
1956—#564181
1955—#542187
1954—#501209
1953—#516187
1952—#491206
1951—#468211
1950—#459208
1949—#472194
1948—#442225
1947—#471203
1946—#448201
1945—#431191
1944—#448184
1943—#386252
1942#4,6225#390241
1941—#402208
1940—#383221
1939—#382221
1938—#400201
1937—#370219
1936—#352236
1935—#371212
1934—#351246
1933—#356231
1932—#340263
1931—#345252
1930—#328285
1929—#315306
1928#4,1956#302336
1927#4,8055#309346
1926#4,8515#290389
1925—#292387
1924—#291396
1923—#282403
1922—#275423
1921—#284390
1920—#284388
1919—#260423
1918—#269391
1917—#262377
1916—#266358
1915—#265332
1914—#246306
1913—#237248
1912—#262178
1911—#237114
1910—#27082
1909—#24083
1908—#23878
1907—#21987
1906—#26356
1905—#21380
1904—#26452
1903—#24457
1902—#21967
1901—#22958
1900—#19797
1899—#20265
1898—#22760
1897—#18483
1896—#17890
1895—#20371
1894—#21661
1893—#19972
1892—#20870
1891—#20658
1890—#14995
1889—#17676
1888—#19078
1887—#19065
1886—#15788
1885—#15487
1884—#16783
1883—#16574
1882—#15788
1881—#15083
1880—#13998
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jasper was already there! It came in at #139, and was given to 98 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1904, when fewer than 68 boys a year got the name.

Where Jasper is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedMNIllinois: #311 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,962 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedMINew York: #522 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,056 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,817 boysIAIndiana: #287 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,336 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #340 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,438 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedNEMissouri: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,824 boysMOKentucky: #169 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,103 boysKYWest Virginia: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,225 boysWVVirginia: #179 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,203 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedKSArkansas: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,182 boysARTennessee: #152 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 977 boysTNNorth Carolina: #98 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 538 boysNCSouth Carolina: #123 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 719 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 842 boysOKLouisiana: #370 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,808 boysLAMississippi: #172 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,161 boysMSAlabama: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,151 boysALGeorgia: #137 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 821 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jasper, so not publishedHITexas: #236 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,277 boysTXFlorida: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,495 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#98 · 1 in 538
  2. South Carolina#123 · 1 in 719
  3. Georgia#137 · 1 in 821
  4. Tennessee#152 · 1 in 977
  5. Oklahoma#160 · 1 in 842

Best ever in a state: #31 in Arkansas, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#98441 in 538
South Carolina#123211 in 719
Georgia#137301 in 821
Tennessee#152181 in 977
Oklahoma#160181 in 842
Kentucky#169171 in 1,103
Mississippi#172131 in 1,161
Virginia#179151 in 1,203
Alabama#181171 in 1,151
Arkansas#228111 in 1,182
Missouri#230131 in 1,824
Florida#23351 in 1,495
Texas#236291 in 1,277
West Virginia#28551 in 2,225
Iowa#28661 in 2,817
Indiana#28761 in 3,336
Illinois#311121 in 3,962
California#34051 in 3,438
Louisiana#37051 in 2,808
New York#52261 in 13,056
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jasper
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#133 → #129)
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#138 → #129)
  • 85 spots since 2015 (#214 → #129)
  • Biggest jump: 112 spots in 2009 (#449 → #337)
  • Biggest drop: 95 spots in 1968 (#670 → #765)
Rise & fade · boys
143 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2023 at #122 (2,944 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 581
  • Highest: 1 in 581 boys born in 2023 were named Jasper (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 609 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 29.2% of all boys named Jasper (18,214) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #139 (1880) → #812 (1970) → #122 (2023)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s820#139 (1880)#165
1890s725#149 (1890)#197
1900s715#197 (1900)#233
1910s2,809#237 (1913)#257
1920s3,764#275 (1922)#292
1930s2,366#328 (1930)#360
1940s2,120#383 (1940)#427
1950s1,918#459 (1950)#529
1960s1,336#581 (1960)#669
1970s1,181#693 (1979)#761
1980s1,860#591 (1988)#661
1990s2,540#611 (1998)#656
2000s5,116#337 (2009)#507
2010s18,214#136 (2019)#219
2020s16,944#122 (2023)#130

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jasper in 1915

boys
#265
332 births · 1 in 2,556 boys

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #265Jasper332
More about 1915

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 2,556 of them was named Jasper, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jasper
  1. #262Garland343
  2. #263Dwight337
  3. #264Boyd335
  4. #265Jasper332
  5. #265Norbert332
  6. #267Conrad331
  7. #268Burton328
  8. #268Mitchell328

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →