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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 2,944 births
- Debut · boys
- 98 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 62,428since 1880
Jasper over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Jasper has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 41 | #129 | 2,804 |
| 2024 | #3,176 | 50 | #133 | 2,761 |
| 2023 | #2,517 | 70 | #122 | 2,944 |
| 2022 | #2,364 | 78 | #129 | 2,919 |
| 2021 | #2,212 | 84 | #128 | 2,876 |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 | #138 | 2,640 |
| 2019 | #3,130 | 51 | #136 | 2,793 |
| 2018 | #3,158 | 51 | #155 | 2,506 |
| 2017 | #3,479 | 44 | #183 | 2,117 |
| 2016 | #3,707 | 41 | #209 | 1,915 |
| 2015 | #3,650 | 42 | #214 | 1,866 |
| 2014 | #4,003 | 37 | #218 | 1,755 |
| 2013 | #3,645 | 42 | #247 | 1,467 |
| 2012 | #5,398 | 25 | #263 | 1,358 |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | #281 | 1,253 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #285 | 1,184 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 | #337 | 945 |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | #449 | 627 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #465 | 585 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #569 | 442 |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | #537 | 452 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #575 | 392 |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | #513 | 470 |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | #483 | 479 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | #549 | 390 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #592 | 334 |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | #634 | 281 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #611 | 300 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | #628 | 274 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #660 | 252 |
| 1995 | #4,348 | 23 | #687 | 238 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #728 | 207 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #686 | 225 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #665 | 243 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #644 | 251 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #614 | 269 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | #657 | 231 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #591 | 248 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #641 | 204 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #694 | 171 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #661 | 177 |
| 1984 | — | #725 | 144 | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #649 | 174 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #700 | 154 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #611 | 194 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #680 | 163 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #693 | 152 |
| 1978 | — | #697 | 144 | |
| 1977 | — | #741 | 133 | |
| 1976 | — | #763 | 118 | |
| 1975 | — | #760 | 119 | |
| 1974 | — | #796 | 101 | |
| 1973 | — | #786 | 102 | |
| 1972 | — | #778 | 105 | |
| 1971 | — | #782 | 108 | |
| 1970 | — | #812 | 99 | |
| 1969 | — | #720 | 117 | |
| 1968 | — | #765 | 94 | |
| 1967 | — | #670 | 124 | |
| 1966 | — | #718 | 107 | |
| 1965 | — | #679 | 120 | |
| 1964 | — | #655 | 140 | |
| 1963 | — | #655 | 142 | |
| 1962 | — | #610 | 160 | |
| 1961 | — | #635 | 153 | |
| 1960 | — | #581 | 179 | |
| 1959 | — | #592 | 174 | |
| 1958 | — | #566 | 186 | |
| 1957 | — | #590 | 169 | |
| 1956 | — | #564 | 181 | |
| 1955 | — | #542 | 187 | |
| 1954 | — | #501 | 209 | |
| 1953 | — | #516 | 187 | |
| 1952 | — | #491 | 206 | |
| 1951 | — | #468 | 211 | |
| 1950 | — | #459 | 208 | |
| 1949 | — | #472 | 194 | |
| 1948 | — | #442 | 225 | |
| 1947 | — | #471 | 203 | |
| 1946 | — | #448 | 201 | |
| 1945 | — | #431 | 191 | |
| 1944 | — | #448 | 184 | |
| 1943 | — | #386 | 252 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #390 | 241 |
| 1941 | — | #402 | 208 | |
| 1940 | — | #383 | 221 | |
| 1939 | — | #382 | 221 | |
| 1938 | — | #400 | 201 | |
| 1937 | — | #370 | 219 | |
| 1936 | — | #352 | 236 | |
| 1935 | — | #371 | 212 | |
| 1934 | — | #351 | 246 | |
| 1933 | — | #356 | 231 | |
| 1932 | — | #340 | 263 | |
| 1931 | — | #345 | 252 | |
| 1930 | — | #328 | 285 | |
| 1929 | — | #315 | 306 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #302 | 336 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #309 | 346 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #290 | 389 |
| 1925 | — | #292 | 387 | |
| 1924 | — | #291 | 396 | |
| 1923 | — | #282 | 403 | |
| 1922 | — | #275 | 423 | |
| 1921 | — | #284 | 390 | |
| 1920 | — | #284 | 388 | |
| 1919 | — | #260 | 423 | |
| 1918 | — | #269 | 391 | |
| 1917 | — | #262 | 377 | |
| 1916 | — | #266 | 358 | |
| 1915 | — | #265 | 332 | |
| 1914 | — | #246 | 306 | |
| 1913 | — | #237 | 248 | |
| 1912 | — | #262 | 178 | |
| 1911 | — | #237 | 114 | |
| 1910 | — | #270 | 82 | |
| 1909 | — | #240 | 83 | |
| 1908 | — | #238 | 78 | |
| 1907 | — | #219 | 87 | |
| 1906 | — | #263 | 56 | |
| 1905 | — | #213 | 80 | |
| 1904 | — | #264 | 52 | |
| 1903 | — | #244 | 57 | |
| 1902 | — | #219 | 67 | |
| 1901 | — | #229 | 58 | |
| 1900 | — | #197 | 97 | |
| 1899 | — | #202 | 65 | |
| 1898 | — | #227 | 60 | |
| 1897 | — | #184 | 83 | |
| 1896 | — | #178 | 90 | |
| 1895 | — | #203 | 71 | |
| 1894 | — | #216 | 61 | |
| 1893 | — | #199 | 72 | |
| 1892 | — | #208 | 70 | |
| 1891 | — | #206 | 58 | |
| 1890 | — | #149 | 95 | |
| 1889 | — | #176 | 76 | |
| 1888 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1887 | — | #190 | 65 | |
| 1886 | — | #157 | 88 | |
| 1885 | — | #154 | 87 | |
| 1884 | — | #167 | 83 | |
| 1883 | — | #165 | 74 | |
| 1882 | — | #157 | 88 | |
| 1881 | — | #150 | 83 | |
| 1880 | — | #139 | 98 | |
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 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Carolina#87 · 1 in 464
- South Carolina#119 · 1 in 676
- Mississippi#122 · 1 in 616
- Georgia#151 · 1 in 970
- Maine#155 · 1 in 871
Best ever in a state: #31 in Arkansas, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #87 | 57 | 1 in 464 |
| South Carolina | #119 | 25 | 1 in 676 |
| Mississippi | #122 | 26 | 1 in 616 |
| Georgia | #151 | 27 | 1 in 970 |
| Maine | #155 | 6 | 1 in 871 |
| Alabama | #158 | 20 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 16 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Oklahoma | #175 | 17 | 1 in 978 |
| Colorado | #179 | 6 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Kentucky | #189 | 15 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Missouri | #211 | 15 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Texas | #226 | 31 | 1 in 1,278 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 7 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Florida | #236 | 5 | 1 in 1,564 |
| Louisiana | #245 | 10 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Virginia | #263 | 8 | 1 in 2,465 |
| Illinois | #269 | 16 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Indiana | #304 | 6 | 1 in 3,518 |
| Arkansas | #310 | 7 | 1 in 2,121 |
| Iowa | #331 | 5 | 1 in 3,700 |
| California | #366 | 5 | 1 in 3,810 |
| Michigan | #413 | 5 | 1 in 5,870 |
| Ohio | #420 | 6 | 1 in 7,269 |
| New York | #598 | 5 | 1 in 17,004 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 820 | #139 (1880) | #165 |
| 1890s | 725 | #149 (1890) | #197 |
| 1900s | 715 | #197 (1900) | #233 |
| 1910s | 2,809 | #237 (1913) | #257 |
| 1920s | 3,764 | #275 (1922) | #292 |
| 1930s | 2,366 | #328 (1930) | #360 |
| 1940s | 2,120 | #383 (1940) | #427 |
| 1950s | 1,918 | #459 (1950) | #529 |
| 1960s | 1,336 | #581 (1960) | #669 |
| 1970s | 1,181 | #693 (1979) | #761 |
| 1980s | 1,860 | #591 (1988) | #661 |
| 1990s | 2,540 | #611 (1998) | #656 |
| 2000s | 5,116 | #337 (2009) | #507 |
| 2010s | 18,214 | #136 (2019) | #219 |
| 2020s | 16,944 | #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 1917
boys
#262
377 births · 1 in 2,455 boys
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 2,455 of them was named Jasper, which outranked 94.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jasper
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.