Jasper

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A few things about Jasper you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jasper

Jasper Cillessen

Dutch association football player (born 1989)

Choose Jasper and your child shares a first name with Jasper Cillessen, a Dutch association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jasper, like who?” Jasper Cillessen's Wikipedia article is available in 56 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 609 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jasper, 2,804 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jasper would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJasper has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jaspers, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #122.
• 📈Then vs nowJasper is 9.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,879 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 609.
• 📍Where it's lovedJasper is most popular in Maine, where it ranks #42, followed by West Virginia (#48) and Montana (#55). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Persian, Jasper means “treasurer”. Our records link it to Arabic, English and French roots.
• 🌍OriginJasper is the #5 most popular Arabic boy name in the US. That's out of 169 Arabic boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Jasper

Jasper is a boy name of Arabic, English and French origin meaning “treasurer”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-per”. US birth records list Jasper for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #122 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #129, with 2,804 babies.

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