Gaspar
About Gaspar
The name of one of the Three Wise Men from the East is heard in several European countries, but rarely in the US. Last year about 50 baby boys were named Gaspar in the US vs. about 200 named Casper, still haunted for some by the cartoon ghost. Root name Jasper is by far the most popular of the group.
As of October 2026, Gaspar ranked #3053 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1716 in 1930.
Editor's take: The name Gaspar is a boy's name of Spanish, Hungarian origin meaning "bringer of treasure".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,173 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #3,723 | 29 | 15.1 |
| 2016 | #3,616 | 30 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | #3,471 | 32 | 17.3 |
| 2018 | #3,012 | 39 | 21.5 |
| 2019 | #3,159 | 37 | 20.6 |
| 2020 | #2,739 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2021 | #2,933 | 42 | 24 |
| 2022 | #3,294 | 36 | 20.6 |
| 2023 | #2,815 | 45 | 26.3 |
| 2024 | #2,638 | 50 | 29 |
| 2025 | #3,053 | 40 | 23.4 |
World rankings
Similar names
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Famous Gaspars
- Saint Gaspar or Caspar
one of the three Magi
- Gaspar Noé
Argentine film director
- Gaspar de Guzmán (y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar)
Count,Duke of Olivares, Spanish prime minister
- Gaspar de Portolà
Spanish soldier and administrator
- Gaspar Araújo
Portuguese long jumper
- Gaspar Azevedo
Portuguese footballer
- Gaspar Bergman
Canadian film director
- Gaspar Cassadó
Spanish cellist and musical composer
- Gaspar Corte
Real, Portuguese explorer
- Gaspar Flores de Abrego
Texan who fought alongside the colonists of Austin; and San Antonio ruled four times (1819, 1824, 1829 and 1834).
- Gaspar DiGregorio
Italian,American organized,crime figure
- Gaspar Fagel
17th,century Dutch statesman
- Gaspar Fernandes
16th,century Portuguese musical composer
- Gaspar Gálvez Burgos
Spanish footballer known simply as Gaspar
- Gaspar Méndez (fl.1546)
Spanish architect of Badajoz
- Gaspar Méndez de Haro
7th Marquis of Carpio, 17th,century Spanish political figure
- Gaspar Milazzo
Italian,American organized,crime figure
- Gaspar Saladino
longtime comic book letterer and logo designer
- Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710)
Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest.
- Manuel Gaspar Haro
Spanish footballer
- Gaspar Yanga
Leader of successful slave revolt in Mexico 1570
Gaspar in pop culture
- Gaspar Cortez
character on TV's "The Originals"
- Gaspar
a character in video game Chrono Trigger
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Muppet character on TV's Barrio Sesamo
- Gaspar
a Buddhist monk in novel "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" by Christopher Moore
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a character in the 2012 novel Unholy Night by Seth Grahame,Smith
- Gaspar de la Croix
a Templar agent in video game Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
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one of three components of the MAGI supercomputer from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion
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a spell in the "Zork" series
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planet in the Ratchet & Clank series
Variations & nicknames
- GazsiHungarian
- GáspárHungarian
- GaspardFrench
- GaspareItalian