How Many People Are Named Gasper?
An estimated 476 people in the United States have the first name Gasper. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Gasper peaked in popularity in 1917 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gasper as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gasper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
476
About 1 in 720,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1917
48 births
Total Registered
1,469
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gasper
Gasper is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,469 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gasper as a male name
Ranked #11,324 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1917 (48 births)
Gasper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gasper span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 402 babies were registered. Gasper has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gasper by Decade
How has Gasper tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gasper by State
Birth registrations for Gasper span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, New Jersey. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Texas. On average, about 79 Gaspers were registered per state.
Gasper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gasper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gasper
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gasper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gasper?
We estimate approximately 476 people named Gasper are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 720,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Gasper a common name?
Gasper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,469 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gasper most popular?
Gasper reached peak popularity in 1917, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gasper is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gasper a male name?
Gasper is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gasper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gasper Smith, Gasper Johnson, Gasper Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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