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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gasper

Gasper was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 926th with 48 babies. More babies were named Gasper in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191748 babies
Total since 1880
1,469babies recorded

Gasper popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,9055
2000#10,9705
1990#6,6727
1980#4,2619
1970#3,14810
1960#1,53628
1950#1,76918
1940#1,59119
1930#1,09640
1920#1,08143
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gasper, counting every spelling?

Gasper is a spelling of Gaspar, a name family that had 40 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Gaspar40#3,053213

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Gasper?

About 400 people born in the US named Gasper are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 50 and 77. That makes Gasper a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gasper by state

How common Gasper was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.9×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMI0.10New York: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesNY0.19Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gasper, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gasper: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gasper, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gasper

How popular is the name Gasper?

Gasper was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 926th with 48 babies. More babies were named Gasper in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Gasper a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gasper in the US.

Where was Gasper most popular?

In 1915–1919, Gasper was most common in New York (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Louisiana.