Boys' name · since 1911
Gaspare
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 445 babies named Gaspare, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 445
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
445 boys have been named Gaspare since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaspare has been recorded 445 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2006.
- #8,454 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 445 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaspare ranks #8,454 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 445 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 445
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gaspare's 445 recorded births place it above 81.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gaspare's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaspare's full recorded timeline at 1947, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaspare popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2006
- Peak year (1918)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
445 total births across 96 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 14 births in a single year.
Gaspare by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (93 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Gaspare's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Gaspare births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 93 births (21% of all-time use).
Gaspare decade highlights
- Peak decade 93 births
- Runner-up 81 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Gaspare by state
Where Gaspare concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
Top 5 states
- New York 45.2% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 45.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Gaspare's data
- Gaspare's decade-level peak was the 1920s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gaspares (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gaspare: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~95 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaspare draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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