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Jesper

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jesper: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #1703 to #5137.200020052010201620212025#1703#5137
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901
2000#1703
2001#3134
2002#2636
2003#2470
2005#2754
2006#3385
2007#2211
2009#2837
2010#3332
2012#3987
2014#2459
2015#3908
2016#3079
2018#3959
2019#3013
2020#4608
2021#3990
2022#3449
2023#2813
2024#3688
2025#5137

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1963 to 2025.

In 2025: #55 among boys in Norway, #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #480 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1963–2025

    Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1963–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #53 in Norway in 2005.

Jesper's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#39904HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#30796HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#24598HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#33325HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#22118HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#17037HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#55121HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#7393HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#7398HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#56111HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#7684HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#6594HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#71104HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#74100HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#9184HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#72113HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#76116HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#8596HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#9285HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#8892HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#8899HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#80116HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#79120HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#80116HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#59143HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#64131HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#53141HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#53147HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#61128HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#59127HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#8185HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#8593HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#68113HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#64116HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#9973HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#12954HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#15046HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#15542HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#17436HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#19932HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#23624HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#22026HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#20033HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#22026HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#19032HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#22427HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#31315HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#27019HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#4449HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4997HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4698HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4339HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5805HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4857HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#31014HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#27317HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#37511HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#30415HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4428HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4179HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#25219HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4059HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4158HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#3909HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#27514HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5324HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4775HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4556HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4805HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jesper is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Jesper, between 1963 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2004England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200019632025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1963–202563#53 in 2004
England and Wales1998–202522#1703 in 2000
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Jesper

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1963–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #53 in Norway in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.