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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Jasper has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | |
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Montana#194 · 1 in 603
- District of Columbia#222 · 1 in 847
- Massachusetts#274 · 1 in 1,685
- Tennessee#294 · 1 in 1,572
- New Mexico#301 · 1 in 1,395
Best ever in a state: #31 in Arkansas, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #194 | 7 | 1 in 603 |
| District of Columbia | #222 | 5 | 1 in 847 |
| Massachusetts | #274 | 19 | 1 in 1,685 |
| Tennessee | #294 | 24 | 1 in 1,572 |
| New Mexico | #301 | 8 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Oregon | #307 | 15 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Arkansas | #308 | 10 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Minnesota | #317 | 17 | 1 in 1,755 |
| California | #336 | 117 | 1 in 2,172 |
| Wisconsin | #339 | 15 | 1 in 1,957 |
| Colorado | #352 | 17 | 1 in 1,746 |
| Iowa | #356 | 9 | 1 in 1,831 |
| Kentucky | #357 | 10 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Washington | #384 | 18 | 1 in 2,069 |
| Nebraska | #388 | 5 | 1 in 2,067 |
| New York | #394 | 42 | 1 in 2,598 |
| Arizona | #433 | 16 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Alabama | #444 | 10 | 1 in 2,511 |
| Louisiana | #445 | 11 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Missouri | #451 | 12 | 1 in 2,877 |
| Connecticut | #453 | 5 | 1 in 3,231 |
| North Carolina | #453 | 18 | 1 in 3,095 |
| Virginia | #482 | 13 | 1 in 3,306 |
| Oklahoma | #488 | 8 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Georgia | #500 | 20 | 1 in 3,059 |
| Indiana | #500 | 11 | 1 in 3,481 |
| Illinois | #501 | 22 | 1 in 3,398 |
| New Jersey | #528 | 12 | 1 in 3,799 |
| Ohio | #583 | 14 | 1 in 4,602 |
| South Carolina | #589 | 6 | 1 in 3,834 |
| Michigan | #593 | 12 | 1 in 4,284 |
| Pennsylvania | #594 | 13 | 1 in 4,913 |
| Utah | #620 | 6 | 1 in 3,952 |
| Florida | #649 | 21 | 1 in 4,786 |
| Texas | #894 | 21 | 1 in 9,009 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2023 at #122 (2,944 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 581 boys born in 2023 were named Jasper (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 609 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
- 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 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 99,523 of them was named Jasper, which outranked 66.8% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,559Zoila20
- #6,559Zurie20
- #6,559Zykia20
- #6,799Jasper19
- #6,799Abbiegail19
- #6,799Abegail19
- #6,799Addeline19
- #7,073Aanika18
- #7,073Abeer18
- #7,073Abigayl18
Tied with 273 names at #6,799; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 3,254 of them was named Jasper, which outranked 96.9% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.