Boys' name · since 1880
Jasper
62,428 babies named Jasper in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 62,428
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jasper is the #129 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 62,428 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Jasper recorded 62,428 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #129 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #129 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 62,428 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jasper ranks #437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #129 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 62,428 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 62,428
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jasper's 62,428 recorded births place it above 99.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jasper compares
62,428 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jasper's all-time total is 169x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jasper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 62,428 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,944 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jasper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jasper's full recorded timeline at 1953, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 52 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 2,944 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jasper popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 2,944
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jasper popularity over time - girls
1,246 total births recorded since 1926 (Jasper as girls' name)
Jasper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18,214 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Jasper's strongest decade.
18,214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jasper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 820
1880s
820 births
- 1890s 725
1890s
725 births
- 1900s 715
1900s
715 births
- 1910s 2,809
1910s
2,809 births
- 1920s 3,764
1920s
3,764 births
- 1930s 2,366
1930s
2,366 births
- 1940s 2,120
1940s
2,120 births
- 1950s 1,918
1950s
1,918 births
- 1960s 1,336
1960s
1,336 births
- 1970s 1,181
1970s
1,181 births
- 1980s 1,860
1980s
1,860 births
- 1990s 2,540
1990s
2,540 births
- 2000s 5,116
2000s
5,116 births
- 2010s
2010s
18,214 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,944 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18,214 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jasper 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 Jasper's total volume
Jasper by state
Where Jasper concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,643 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,208 | 6.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 3,898 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,981 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 2,611 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,309 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 2,021 | 3.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 1,670 | 2.7% |
5,643 of 62,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jasper appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jasper's data
- Jasper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18,214 total births) through the 2020s (16,944) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jaspers (5,643 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jasper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Jasper 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.