NameTides

Jesper

Jesper was the #4,139 boys' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Jesper as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Jesper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Jesper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,139 (25)#5,137 (3)#2,527 (7)
2024#5,067 (19)#3,689 (5)#3,072 (5)
2023#4,112 (26)#2,814 (7)—
2022#4,701 (21)#3,450 (5)#2,810 (5)
2021#6,698 (12)#3,990 (4)—
2020#8,739 (8)#4,608 (3)—
2019#9,756 (7)#3,013 (6)—
2018#8,819 (8)#3,959 (4)—
2017#9,696 (7)——
2016#10,744 (6)#3,079 (6)—
2015#6,676 (12)#3,908 (4)—
2014#10,717 (6)#2,459 (8)—
2013#9,655 (7)——
2012#9,709 (7)#3,987 (4)—
2011#9,600 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #4,112.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 67,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jesper is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 56,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 91,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jesper by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Jesper (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JesperCanadaBoys#2,5277
JesperEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
JesperUSBoys#4,13925