Given name & surname
Gasper
“the keeper of the treasure”
Gasper is a variant of Gaspar. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gasper is a variant of Gaspar. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gasper is a variant of Gaspar. An origin associated with Gaspar is Persian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gasper through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,469
- 1,469 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 771 as a first name in 2020; 4,655 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.
Gasper’s family of names
Gasper has a related form in Gaspar. In German usage, Gasper as a surname has a related form in CASPERS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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