US rank #2632 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,171 births

Gaspar — #2632 US boys' name

2,171 babies named Gaspar in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s821920s1691930s961940s1001950s1071960s1321970s1601980s1691990s3022000s3422010s2942020s218
#2632
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Gaspar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

50 babies were named Gaspar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaspar

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,171 babies named Gaspar between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gaspar currently holds the #2632 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaspar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Gaspar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 286 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Gaspar in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaspar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,171 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gaspar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,171

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2024

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,632

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gaspar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
50
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
0102030405060 202420101996198219681954194019251911 5

Gaspar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
342 births that decade — 16% of Gaspar's all-time total
1910s821920s1691930s961940s1001950s1071960s1321970s1601980s1691990s3022000s3422010s2942020s218

Gaspar by state

Where Gaspar concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Gaspar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
286 13.2%
#2 Texas
232 10.7%
#3 New York
151 7.0%
#4 Florida
53 2.4%
#5 Alabama
29 1.3%
#6 Georgia
5 0.2%
#7 Massachusetts
5 0.2%
California share of Gaspar's total US births 13.2%
Even split

286 of 2,171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaspar?
2,171 babies have been named Gaspar since 1911. It currently ranks #2632 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 50 births.
When was Gaspar most popular?
Gaspar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 342 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Gaspar most popular?
The top states for the name Gaspar are California (286 births), Texas (232 births), New York (151 births).
How long has the name Gaspar been used?
Gaspar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gaspar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gaston, Gasper, Gaspare, Gaspard. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.