Jesper is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “Treasurer.” In 2024 it was given to 19 boys in the United States.
Jesper belongs to the Scandinavian and Persian tradition. Its meaning — “Treasurer” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jesper first appears in Social Security records in 1979. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4160 in 2023, and in 2024 19 babies received the name — 220 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jesper means “Treasurer” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jesper is a boy name. In 2024, 19 babies received the name in the US.
Jesper comes from the Scandinavian and Persian tradition.
Jesper first appears in US records in 1979. Its best-ever ranking was #4160 in 2023, and 19 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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