Benny vs Kasper
Benny 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Benny was ranked #312 and Kasper #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Benny was ranked #329 and Kasper #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Benny was ranked #330 and Kasper #535 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Benny was ranked #773 and Kasper #529 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1982, Benny was ranked #559 and Kasper #581 among boys in Norway.
Benny and Kasper over time
Benny and Kasper appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Kasper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Benny 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Benny and Kasper changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #773 and #529.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Benny #651 in 2023, Kasper #326 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Benny held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kasper in 22.
Highest recorded here: Benny #651 in 2023, Kasper #326 in 2021.
The order changed in 2004: Kasper moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2470 and #2857; by 2004 that had become #2578 and #1347.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Benny #773, Kasper #529.
Norway · Boys8 shared years, 1973–1982
Benny held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kasper in 1.
Highest recorded here: Benny #260 in 1975, Kasper #433 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Benny #559, Kasper #581.
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 | Benny | Kasper |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benny and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Benny
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–1982
Highest recorded position: #221 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1950–1982).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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