Given name & surname
Gaspar
“the keeper of the treasure”
Gaspar is used as a given name and a surname. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gaspar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,211
- 2,211 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,053 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,053 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,508 as a first name in 2020; 11,381 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gaspar’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Gaspar shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form Kasper. Gaspar has a related form in Gasper. In Galician usage, Gaspar has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form KACPER.
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Around the world
Gaspar has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
9 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Gaspardvariant · French
- Gasparevariant
- Gaspervariant
- Caspersvariant · German
- Gasparovariant
- Gaspurvariant
- Gasporvariant
- Gaspyrvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jasperborrowing · Dutch
- Casperequivalent
- Kaspercognate · Norwegian Bokmål
- CasparEnglish
- Kacperalso known as · Polish
- Kasparequivalent
- गस्पारborrowing · kok
- ΓάσπαρηςGreek
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People named Gaspar
- Gaspar NoéArgentine director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer (born 1963)
- Gaspar Melchor de JovellanosSpanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744-1811)
- Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of OlivaresSpanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister (1587-1645)
- Gaspar de Portoláexplorer and soldier in New Spain1716–1786
- Gaspar SanzSpanish guitarist and composer1640–1710
- Gaspar Corte-RealPortuguese explorer1450–1501
- Gaspar Núñez de ArceSpanish poet and playwright (1832–1903)
- Gaspar del BufaloItalian Catholic priest and saint (1786-1837)
- Gaspar de LemosPortuguese explorer1500–1600
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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