Casper vs Ezra
Casper and Ezracompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #192 and Ezra #38 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #404 and Ezra #42 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #330 and Ezra #91 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Casper was ranked #509 and Ezra #156 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Casper and Ezra over time
Casper and Ezra appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Casper 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Casper and Ezra changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #192 and #38.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Casper #192 in 2024, Ezra #38 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Casper held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ezra in 20.
Highest recorded here: Casper #192 in 2024, Ezra #38 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casper #192, Ezra #38.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2008–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ezra in 10.
Highest recorded here: Casper #412 in 2016, Ezra #156 in 2025.
The order changed in 2016: Ezra moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #421 and #459; by 2016 that had become #412 and #237.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #509, Ezra #156.
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 | Casper | Ezra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛzrə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #76 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Casper does not have one recorded yet.
- Casper and Ezra both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Casper doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Casper
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #579 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: #61 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ezra
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys