The baby name Jasper is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒæspər/.
The baby name Jasper is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒæspər/.
Jasper is in Origin.
Jasper is the English form of Caspar/Gaspar, traced to Persian or Aramaic words meaning “treasurer” or “keeper of treasure.” Through Greek and Latin, the name became attached in Christian tradition to one of the Magi, which cemented its use across Europe. The parallel word jasper for the gemstone is unrelated in origin but reinforces the name’s rich, earth-toned imagery.
In England the given name appears from the late Middle Ages - most notably in Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII - then faded before a Victorian revival and steady modern popularity. Continental use persisted via forms such as Gaspar (Spanish, Portuguese), Gaspard (French), Jesper (Scandinavian), Kaspar/Kasper (German, Dutch, Czech), and Polish Kacper; English and Dutch favor Jasper. Diminutives include Jas and Jaz. The name suggests “bringer of gifts” by association with the Magus and retains a cultured yet approachable feel.
| Jasper Pääkkönen Jasper Pääkkönen is a Finnish actor best known internationally for playing Halfdan the Black in Vikings. After a long career in Finnish films, that role became his breakout with global audiences. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | Mezvinsky | Chelsea Clinton | film producer | ★★★★★ | |||
| Jasper | Coverdale | David Coverdale | singer | ★★★★★ | |||
| Jasper | Gough | Michael Gough | television actor | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| NL | Boys | 2014 | #12 | 207 | 79 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #76 | 351 | 2,588 |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #80 | 6,558 | 5,873 |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| NL | 0 | #98 | 430 | 2,481 | |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #104 | 7 | 5,607 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #122 | 4 | 2,087 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 2,750 | 7,044 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #161 | 5 | 5,526 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #162 | 2,841 | 3,552 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #165 | 81 | 7,111 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #166 | 23 | 401 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #175 | 8 | 1,509 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #175 | 242 | 11,440 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #190 | 34 | 5,842 |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #213 | 274 | 2,041 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 4,970 |
| SG | 0 | #218 | 52 | 11,010 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #224 | 12 | 6,830 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #242 | 7 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NG | 0 | #249 | 16 | 5,926 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #256 | 66 | 9,639 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #258 | 15 | 6,876 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #272 | 14 | 2,795 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #283 | 43 | 7,401 |
| SA | 0 | #283 | 13 | 10,560 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #290 | 540 | 17,960 |
| Finland | 0 | #292 | 16 | 830 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #293 | 303 | 12,905 |
| MY | 0 | #297 | 34 | 12,352 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #302 | 44 | 8,138 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| HK | 0 | #320 | 29 | 8,483 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #351 | 9 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #380 | 8 | 2,865 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| Germany | 0 | #420 | 18 | 2,542 | |
| ZA | 0 | #420 | 28 | 14,421 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #462 | 13 | 7,625 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 11 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #528 | 23 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #530 | 24 | 17,937 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #554 | 510 | 16,906 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #564 | 13 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #572 | 15 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #582 | 34 | 16,104 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #647 | 61 | 18,093 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #711 | 246 | 5,697 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #728 | 11 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #728 | 42 | 18,755 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #735 | 400 | 25,439 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #765 | 22 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #835 | 47 | 17,948 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #844 | 352 | 25,619 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #853 | 26 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #867 | 50 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #902 | 29 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #906 | 15 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #933 | 23 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #953 | 30 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #965 | 30 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #983 | 19 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #994 | 99 | 22,615 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,338 | 277 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,382 | 90 | 10,046 |
Jasper is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:
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