Gaspar
From Greek, Gaspar means "keeper of treasure". Only about 165 men in Poland carry it, and the everyday form here is Kacper: most Poles have never met a Gaspar.
Gaspar Pronunciation
Gaspar is pronounced GAHS-pahr (/ˈgaspar/).
What Gaspar means
Where Gaspar comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Gaspar came into Spanish through Greek, and its meaning has held steady: treasurer, keeper of treasure. The name belongs to one of the three kings of the Nativity, Gaspar, who stands beside Melchior and Balthazar. Spain kept a form close to the old one. Poland reshaped it into Kacper, with Kasper as the earlier spelling.
The "keeper of treasure" sense likely runs back to an old Persian word for an official of the treasury. Christian tradition later handed Gaspar a gift of gold to carry to Bethlehem, which suited the meaning. In that telling the treasurer becomes a giver of treasure too. The meaning never drifted.
On a Polish class register the name turns up as Kacper, high on the boys' list. His imieniny fall on 6 January, the feast of the Three Kings. Kacper and Kasper both grew from that same Gaspar.
When Gaspar celebrates name day
Gaspar appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 25 September.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Gaspar
1 in 129371 men in Poland is named Gaspar. 165 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2510 among male names.
Gaspar's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1576 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023.
Where Gaspar is most popular
Gaspar is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Gaspar as a middle name
Gaspar is a first name for 165 men in Poland and a middle name for another 59, a 74/26 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 955th, between Emile (59) and Geoffrey (59).
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#953 Deni̇z59
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#954 Emile59
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#955 Gaspar59
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#956 Geoffrey59
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#957 Harrison59