Jasper
Boy name · #129 in 2025 · Well-known
Jasper ranks #129 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 2,804 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #214, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 642 boys born in 2025 was named Jasper.
The 145-year story
Jasper first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 98 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 2,944 babies and a rank of #122. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Jasper per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Jasper in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Jasper is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Jasper is most common
Geography matters for names, and Jasper is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Jasper is most common in ME (6.2 per 1,000), WV (4.9 per 1,000), AK (4.8 per 1,000), MT (4.8 per 1,000), ND (3.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.9 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Jasper is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Jasper
Statistically, parents drawn to Jasper tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are River, Archer, Sawyer, Walker, and Ryder.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Jasper | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,804 | #129 |
| 2024 | 2,761 | #133 |
| 2023 | 2,944 | #122 |
| 2022 | 2,919 | #129 |
| 2021 | 2,876 | #128 |
| 2020 | 2,640 | #138 |
| 2019 | 2,793 | #136 |
| 2018 | 2,506 | #155 |
| 2017 | 2,117 | #183 |
| 2016 | 1,915 | #209 |
| 2015 | 1,866 | #214 |
| 2014 | 1,755 | #218 |
| 2013 | 1,467 | #247 |
| 2012 | 1,358 | #263 |
| 2011 | 1,253 | #281 |
| 2010 | 1,184 | #285 |
| 2009 | 945 | #337 |
| 2008 | 627 | #449 |
| 2007 | 585 | #465 |
| 2006 | 442 | #569 |
| 2005 | 452 | #537 |
| 2004 | 392 | #575 |
| 2003 | 470 | #513 |
| 2002 | 479 | #483 |
| 2001 | 390 | #549 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jasper a popular boy name?
Jasper ranked #129 among boys in 2025 with 2,804 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #214.
When was the name Jasper most popular?
Jasper peaked in 2023, when 2,944 American boys received the name (ranked #122 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Jasper?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 642 newborn American boys was named Jasper. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.