Masculine dossier · first seen 1907

Gasper

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Gasper

How many people are named Gasper?

An estimated 369 living Americans are named Gasper.

How rare is Gasper?

Gasper fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Gasper?

The median age of a living American named Gasper is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 74 years old.

Is Gasper still popular?

Not especially. Gasper has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Gasper most common?

Gasper has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.7× more often than the national baseline.

1907Peak 19172025

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,469

Gasper last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 1,469 American boys received the name.

Gasper peaked in 1917, when 48 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,469 Americans named Gasper since 1907.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

Living profile

445

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age66

Core range51–79

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

5.7× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1920s 5.7×

New York · 1930s 5.5×

New York · 1910s 5.2×