Jasper: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JAS-per · 2 syllables

Jasper means “treasure bearer; the gemstone”, from Persian.

A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganjabarah; see it for more.

How popular is Jasper?

Jasper was the #129 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,845 babies. It’s rising: up 86% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Jasper in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Jasper are older than 37; most are between 19 and 83. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Jasper have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Jasper means “treasure bearer; the gemstone”. It comes from Persian.

Jasper is pronounced JAS-per.

Jasper was the #129 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,845 babies. It’s rising: up 86% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Jasper are older than 37. Most are between 19 and 83.