Jasper

Jasper was the #129 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,804 babies), and #63 in England & Wales and #89 in Canada.

Jasper as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Jasper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUSScotlandNorthern IrelandIreland
Jasper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#129 (2,804)#63 (802)#178 (23)#212 (9)#317 (13)#89 (332)#56 (135)#41 (148)
2024#133 (2,761)#71 (739)#160 (28)#187 (11)#394 (9)#80 (352)#46 (146)#54 (134)
2023#122 (2,944)#75 (690)#260 (15)#189 (11)#343 (11)#71 (375)#47 (156)#47 (127)
2022#129 (2,919)#78 (725)#228 (18)#163 (13)#349 (12)#66 (435)#61 (131)#46 (123)
2021#128 (2,876)#79 (742)#172 (27)#134 (19)#271 (17)#79 (412)#56 (157)#48 (139)
2020#138 (2,640)#78 (727)#221 (19)#270 (6)#271 (17)#73 (423)#57 (158)#52 (128)
2019#136 (2,793)#84 (720)#171 (31)#242 (8)#322 (13)#73 (441)#50 (170)#42 (163)
2018#155 (2,506)#89 (708)#196 (24)#319 (5)#291 (15)#75 (440)#66 (137)#54 (116)
2017#183 (2,117)#102 (642)#264 (17)#250 (7)#394 (9)#100 (360)#69 (137)#67 (101)
2016#209 (1,915)#98 (683)#256 (17)#253 (7)#353 (11)#136 (303)#80 (130)#67 (95)
2015#214 (1,866)#104 (608)#239 (19)#415 (3)#397 (9)#144 (268)#95 (104)#84 (75)
2014#218 (1,755)#107 (570)#252 (17)#243 (8)#347 (12)#149 (262)#75 (138)#85 (76)
2013#247 (1,467)#111 (534)#316 (12)#219 (9)#448 (7)#192 (189)#83 (127)#77 (86)
2012#263 (1,358)#129 (482)#318 (11)—#718 (3)#198 (177)#94 (118)#64 (107)
2011#281 (1,253)#138 (453)#345 (10)—#490 (6)#188 (190)#96 (112)#61 (107)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #122.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 610 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 610common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 340common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 850common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 920common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 480common

Next year

On its recent trend, Jasper is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 610 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 580 to 1 in 650.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jasper by state, 2025Alaska: #65AKMaine: #42MEWisconsin: #152WIVermont: #80VTNew Hampshire: #106NHWashington: #83WAIdaho: #60IDMontana: #55MTNorth Dakota: #86NDMinnesota: #94MNIllinois: #196ILMichigan: #131MINew York: #141NYMassachusetts: #166MAOregon: #59ORNevada: #148NVWyoming: #72WYSouth Dakota: #85SDIowa: #92IAIndiana: #79INOhio: #111OHPennsylvania: #146PANew Jersey: #324NJConnecticut: #268CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #126CAUtah: #147UTColorado: #110CONebraska: #196NEMissouri: #86MOKentucky: #57KYWest Virginia: #48WVVirginia: #137VAMaryland: #214MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #172AZNew Mexico: #115NMKansas: #82KSArkansas: #68ARTennessee: #120TNNorth Carolina: #149NCSouth Carolina: #171SCDistrict of Columbia: #139DCOklahoma: #89OKLouisiana: #191LAMississippi: #157MSAlabama: #131ALGeorgia: #151GAHawaii: #79HITexas: #150TXFlorida: #151FL
Jasper (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#90134
Quebec2025#35313

Jasper (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JasperCanadaGirls#2,7307
JasperCanadaBoys#89332
JasperEngland & WalesBoys#63802
JasperIrelandBoys#31713
JasperNorthern IrelandBoys#2129
JasperNSWBoys#56135
JasperScotlandBoys#17823
JasperUSGirls#3,64541
JasperUSBoys#1292,804
JasperVICBoys#41148