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Geoffrey vs Jasper

Geoffrey and Jaspercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Geoffrey was ranked #2443 and Jasper #71 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Geoffrey was ranked #779 and Jasper #349 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Geoffrey and Jasper over time

Geoffrey and Jasper appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Jasper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Geoffrey in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Geoffrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jasper in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Geoffrey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jasper in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Geoffrey #571 in 1998, Jasper #71 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Geoffrey #2443, Jasper #71.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 19982022

    Geoffrey held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Jasper in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Geoffrey #280 in 1998, Jasper #349 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2013: Jasper moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #616 and #718; by 2013 that had become #711 and #448.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Geoffrey #779, Jasper #349.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Geoffrey, Jasper
FieldGeoffreyJasper
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Geoffrey and Jasper both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Geoffrey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1987

    Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1987).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Jasper

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #284 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2012–2023

    Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2012–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys