# Gaspar (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gaspar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,211 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,211 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 13, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 4,265 |
| 2012 | 26 | 3,936 |
| 2013 | 27 | 3,788 |
| 2014 | 24 | 4,173 |
| 2015 | 29 | 3,725 |
| 2016 | 30 | 3,618 |
| 2017 | 32 | 3,472 |
| 2018 | 39 | 3,015 |
| 2019 | 37 | 3,159 |
| 2020 | 45 | 2,739 |
| 2021 | 42 | 2,934 |
| 2022 | 36 | 3,296 |
| 2023 | 45 | 2,818 |
| 2024 | 50 | 2,646 |
| 2025 | 40 | 3,053 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |

## People named Gaspar

- Gaspar Noé, Argentine director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer (born 1963)
- Gaspar de Portolà, explorer and soldier in New Spain
- Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter (1584-1669)
- Gaspar Cassadó, Catalan cellist and composer (1897–1966)
- Gaspar Rubio, Footballer and coach (1907-1983)
- Gaspar van Weerbeke, Flemish musician and composer
- Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, General Inquisitor of Spain, 1573-1594
- Gaspar Quintana Jorquera, Chilean bishop
- Gaspar de Witte, Flemish painter (1624-1681)
- Gaspar Bouttats, Flemish printmaker and engraver (1625-1703)
- Gaspar Lefebvre, French monk (1880-1966)
- Gaspar Iñíguez, Argentinian professional footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.