Adam vs Kasper
Adam and Kaspercompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #20 and Kasper #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #29 and Kasper #23 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Kasper #529 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Kasper #535 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #60 and Kasper #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Adam and Kasper over time
Adam and Kasper appear together in 3 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kasper 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.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kasper 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Kasper moved ahead of Adam in Norway · Boys — #18 and #32 the year before became #29 and #23.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Kasper changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #29 and #23.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Adam fell — from #21 and #2425 in 1999 to #35 and #529 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #29 and #23.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Adam #15 in 2023, Kasper #17 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1973–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Kasper in 23.
Highest recorded here: Adam #15 in 2023, Kasper #17 in 2023.
The order changed in 2025: Kasper moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #18 and #32; by 2025 that had become #29 and #23.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #29, Kasper #23.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Kasper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 2001, Kasper #326 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Kasper #529.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kasper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #6 in 2012, Kasper #500 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Kasper #676.
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
| Field | Adam | Kasper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally understood as the Hebrew word for 'man', with a wordplay connection in Genesis to 'ground/earth', since Adam is described as formed from earth. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈædəm/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Kasper does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Kasper doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adam
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #380 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Kasper
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #549 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys