The first name Gaspard
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Gaspard, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 11 births (#2,027).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gaspard with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gaspard at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Gaspard, the 9,185th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 14 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Gaspard
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gaspard-Gustave de CoriolisFrench mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist (1792–1843)
- Gaspard MongeFrench mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry, 1746–1818
- Gaspard UllielFrench actor (1984–2022)
- Gaspard II de ColignyFrench nobleman and admiral and Huguenot leader (1519–1572)
- Gaspard de PronyFrench mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics (1755-1839)
- Pierre-Gaspard ChaumetteFrench politician (1763-1794)
- Gaspard DughetFrench painter (1613-1675)
- Gaspar de CrayerFlemish painter (1584-1669)
- Gaspard MermillodCatholic cardinal (1824-1892), Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva
- Gaspard AbeilleFrench poet (1648-1718)
- Gaspard Théodore MollienFrench diplomat and explorer, 1796–1872
- Jean-Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison18th century French classical scholar, 1750–1805
Questions
- How popular is the name Gaspard?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Gaspard, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2016, with 11 births.
- Is Gaspard a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 104 US babies named Gaspard since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gaspard most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 14 babies were named Gaspard, its highest rank at 6,137th.
- Is Gaspard also a surname?
- Yes. Gaspard is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.