US rank #5106 Boys' name Peak 2023 220 births

Jesper — #5106 US boys' name

220 babies named Jesper in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s502010s792020s86
#5106
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jesper was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jesper in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesper

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Jesper between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jesper currently holds the #5106 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesper performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jesper shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jesper in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesper 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 220 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.

Jesper at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

220

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2023

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,106

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jesper popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
26
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 20242021201820152012200920051979 5

Jesper by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
86 births that decade — 39% of Jesper's all-time total
1970s52000s502010s792020s86

Jesper by state

Where Jesper concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jesper
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.3%
New York share of Jesper's total US births 2.3%

5 of 220 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesper?
220 babies have been named Jesper since 1979. It currently ranks #5106 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 26 births.
When was Jesper most popular?
Jesper was most popular in the 2020s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Jesper most popular?
The top states for the name Jesper are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jesper been used?
Jesper has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jesper?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.