Gaspard
A French masculine given name derived from the Germanic elements Gast and hard meaning "guest" and "brave, hardy".
Name Census estimates that about 94 living Americans carry the first name Gaspard. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Gaspard today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gaspard births was 2018 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gaspard. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Gaspard. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
94
~ 1 in 3,646,323 Americans
Peak year
2018
14 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,187
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Gaspard: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gaspard from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 66 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Gaspard remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gaspard by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gaspard during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gaspards live
Origin
Meaning and history of Gaspard
The given name Gaspard has its origins in the French language, derived from the Germanic name Gasphart, which itself is a compound of the elements "gast" meaning "guest" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "hardy." This name can be traced back to the medieval period in Europe.
In its earliest form, the name was spelled as Casphart or Caspart in various regions of France and Germany. It is believed that the name was initially popularized by the veneration of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Wise Men or Three Kings, one of whom was traditionally called Caspar or Gaspard.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Gaspard can be found in the 11th-century French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland," where a character named Gaspard is mentioned. The name also appears in various medieval chronicles and records, particularly in France and Germany.
Some notable historical figures who bore the name Gaspard include:
1. Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), a French nobleman and Protestant leader during the French Wars of Religion.
2. Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), a French mathematician and inventor, known as the "father of descriptive geometry."
3. Gaspard Bauhin (1560-1624), a Swiss botanist who developed an influential system for classifying plants.
4. Gaspard Dughet (1615-1675), a French landscape painter known for his idealized depictions of the Roman countryside.
5. Gaspard de Besse (1615-1687), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of Saint-Sulpice.
Over time, the name Gaspard has maintained its popularity in various European countries, particularly in France, where it has been a consistent choice for baby names throughout the centuries. It has also been adopted in other cultures and languages, with variations in spelling and pronunciation.
People
Gaspard + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaspard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gaspard: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaspard?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 94 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gaspard going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,646,323 US residents.
Is Gaspard a common name?
We classify Gaspard as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 95 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gaspard most popular?
The single biggest year for Gaspard was 2018, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gaspard is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Gaspard a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gaspard in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.