Anders vs Jesper
Anders and Jespercompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Anders was ranked #293 and Jesper #55 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Anders was ranked #2263 and Jesper #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Anders and Jesper over time
Anders and Jesper appear together in 2 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jesper 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 2009, Jesper moved ahead of Anders in Norway · Boys — #73 and #80 the year before became #90 and #79.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anders and Jesper changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #2263 and #3688.
- Longest-running competitions
Anders and Jesper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #293 and #55.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Anders #1519 in 2002, Jesper #1703 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1963–2025
Anders held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Jesper in 17.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1981, Jesper #53 in 2004.
The order changed in 2009: Jesper moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #73 and #80; by 2009 that had become #90 and #79.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anders #293, Jesper #55.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1998–2024
Anders held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jesper in 5.
Highest recorded here: Anders #1519 in 2002, Jesper #1703 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anders #2263, Jesper #3688.
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 | Anders | Jesper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | Norway · Boys #55 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders and Jesper both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anders
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #293 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jesper
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys