Boys' name · since 1907
Gasper
1,469 babies named Gasper in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,469
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gasper is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,469 have been recorded since 1907.
Gasper has 1,469 recorded births among boys since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2022.
- #4,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,469 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gasper ranks #4,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,469 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,469
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gasper's 1,469 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Gasper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gasper splits its recorded history at 1950: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gasper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2022
- Peak year (1917)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Gasper by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (402 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Gasper's strongest decade.
402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Gasper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
247 births
- 1920s
1920s
402 births
- 1930s
1930s
256 births
- 1940s
1940s
185 births
- 1950s 116
1950s
116 births
- 1960s 101
1960s
101 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 402 births (27% of all-time use).
How Gasper compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gasper's total volume
Gasper by state
Where Gasper concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 518 | 35.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 43 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
518 of 1,469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Gasper's decade-level peak was the 1920s (402 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gaspers (518 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gasper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1907–2022 (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 Gasper 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.