Boys' name · peaked in 2023
Jasper name popularity since 1925
56,605 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jasper (2.2% girls, 97.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Jasper is about 11 years old in 2026. Jasper peaked in 2023 as the #122 name for boys, and it ranked #129 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,605
- Named Jasper, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #129
- for boys in 2025 (2,804 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.8% boys
- 1,246 girls · 55,359 boys
- Most popular in
- North Carolina
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Jasper made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jasper births per year, 1925–2025
2023 was the biggest year for Jasper both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1942 and 1947, Jasper's share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 5,730 to 1 in 9,010.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, it became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 4,650 baby boys to 1 in 1,520.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jasper's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jasper.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jasper in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 16 | 1,764 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,366 | #371 |
| 1940s | 5 | 2,120 | #431 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,918 | #543 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,336 | #680 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,181 | #761 |
| 1980s | 72 | 1,860 | #663 |
| 1990s | 168 | 2,540 | #687 |
| 2000s | 219 | 5,116 | #538 |
| 2010s | 373 | 18,214 | #214 |
| 2020–25 | 388 | 16,944 | #129 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
56.6% of babies named Jasper from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jasper is most popular
The index compares Jasper's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jasper.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2.14× | 3,166 |
| Oregon | 2.11× | 1,031 |
| Arkansas | 1.87× | 1,005 |
| Idaho | 1.84× | 382 |
| South Carolina | 1.84× | 1,347 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jasper's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jasper.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jasper (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data