Given name & surname
Jesper
“one who holds the treasure”
Jesper is a variant of Jasper. One Persian interpretation is “one who holds the treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jesper is a variant of Jasper. One Persian interpretation is “one who holds the treasure.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jesper is a variant of Jasper. An origin associated with Jasper is Persian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish use, Jesper is used as a form of Jasper.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jesper through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 245 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,187 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +186%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,187 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 186.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 490 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jesper’s family of names
Jesper shares a linguistic root with Jasper. In Swedish usage, Jesper has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form KACPER. Jesper has a related form in Jasper.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jesper has relatives in 8 languages.
7 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jesper
- Jesper GrønkjærDanish footballerborn 1977
- Jesper LindstrømDanish footballer (born 2000)
- Jesper OlsenDanish footballerborn 1961
- Jesper KydDanish composer and sound designerborn 1972
- Jesper BlomqvistSwedish association football playerborn 1974
- Jesper KarlströmSwedish footballer (born 1995)
- Jesper ChristiansenDanish footballerborn 1978
- Jesper StrömbladSwedish musicianborn 1972
- Jesper ChristensenDanish actor (born 1948)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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