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Jaspar

Quick answerThe name Jaspar means "treasurer" and derives from the Persian word *ganzabara*, via the Greek *iaspis* and Latin *iaspar*, ultimately linked to the Semitic root for a precious stone.

Persian · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#11,471
TrendStable
Peak year1999
Syllables2
OriginPersian
LanguagePersian
CultureChristian
ReligionChristianity
Letters6
Numerology2 Chaldean 7
Global rank#811

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Jaspar

The name Jaspar means "treasurer" and derives from the Persian word *ganzabara*, via the Greek *iaspis* and Latin *iaspar*, ultimately linked to the Semitic root for a precious stone.

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Etymology

The name Jaspar means "treasurer" and derives from the Persian word *ganzabara*, via the Greek *iaspis* and Latin *iaspar*, ultimately linked to the Semitic root for a precious stone. It is primarily used in Christian cultures as a variant of Jasper, one of the three Magi (the "Three Kings") who visited the infant Jesus, and appears in Western European and English-speaking traditions.

Jaspar currently ranks #11,471 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1999.

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