Baby name
REVIVING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 Jaspar
/JAS · par/
Meaning
“Treasurer”
Variant spelling of Jasper, from Latin Gaspar, ultimately derived from Old Persian ganzabarah meaning 'treasurer' or 'treasure-holder'. Traditionally the name of one of the Three Magi who visited the newborn Jesus.
Nicknames
jas
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Slightly more distinctive than Jasper - same vintage-cool trajectory.
The cultural moment.
Rising in the UK alongside Jasper; part of the Old English revival trend since 2015.