Boys' name · since 1979
Jesper
245 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.
- #11,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jesper currently ranks #4187 among boys' names in America, with 245 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Jesper recorded 245 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #4187 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #11,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,187 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 245 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesper ranks #11,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,187 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 245 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jesper's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jesper compares
245 41st percentile among 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
Jesper's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jesper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jesper's full recorded timeline at 2014, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jesper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jesper by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (111 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Jesper's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jesper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 111 births (45% of all-time use).
Jesper by state
Where Jesper concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jesper's data
- California records the most Jespers (5 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 Jesper: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jesper 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.