Jasper is a boy's name of English origin meaning “spotted or speckled stone.” In 2024 it was given to 2,750 boys in the United States.
Jasper belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “spotted or speckled stone” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jasper first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #122 in 2023, and in 2024 2,750 babies received the name — 59,598 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jasper means “spotted or speckled stone” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jasper is a boy name. In 2024, 2,750 babies received the name in the US.
Jasper comes from the English & American tradition.
Jasper first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #122 in 2023, and 2,750 babies were given the name in 2024.
Jasper is pronounced /ˈdʒaspə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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