Recorded 1911–2006 Boys' name Peak 1918 445 births

Gaspare — boys' name

445 babies named Gaspare in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s811920s931930s511940s351950s291960s411970s481980s511990s112000s5
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Gaspare was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Gaspare in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaspare

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Gaspare between 1911 and 2006, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gaspare currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaspare performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Gaspare shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 201 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Gaspare in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaspare 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 445 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.

Gaspare at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

445

Since 1911

96 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1911

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2006

Gaspare popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1911

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
46810121416 200619841970195719381929192119131911 5

Gaspare by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
93 births that decade — 21% of Gaspare's all-time total
1910s811920s931930s511940s351950s291960s411970s481980s511990s112000s5

Gaspare by state

Where Gaspare concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gaspare
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
201 45.2%
#2 Michigan
5 1.1%
New York share of Gaspare's total US births 45.2%
Even split

201 of 445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaspare?
445 babies have been named Gaspare since 1911. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Gaspare most popular?
Gaspare was most popular in the 1920s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Gaspare most popular?
The top states for the name Gaspare are New York (201 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Gaspare been used?
Gaspare has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 96 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Gaspare?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gaston, Gaspar, Gasper, 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, 1911–2006 (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.