Name Legacy

Gasper

Recorded 1907–2022 · United States

Gasper was most popular in 1917, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,868 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,469 people named Gasper.

Most popular in1917
Rank that year#1,868
Births that year48
Total since 18801,469
Given to100% boys

Gasper over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Gasper’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gasper a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gasper is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,469 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gasper

Where Gasper is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org