Casper vs Julian
Casper and Juliancompared 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, Casper was ranked #76 and Julian #54 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #192 and Julian #280 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #330 and Julian #234 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Casper was ranked #509 and Julian #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Casper and Julian over time
Casper and Julian appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Julian held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Casper in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Julian reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Casper in 1. 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 2024, Julian moved ahead of Casper in Norway · Boys — #61 and #63 the year before became #83 and #57.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Casper and Julian changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #76 and #54.
- Longest-running competitions
Casper and Julian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #76 and #54.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Casper #192 in 2024, Julian #267 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1973–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Julian in 40.
Highest recorded here: Casper #61 in 2023, Julian #26 in 2011.
The order changed in 2024: Julian moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #61 and #63; by 2024 that had become #83 and #57.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #76, Julian #54.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Casper held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Julian in 20.
Highest recorded here: Casper #192 in 2024, Julian #267 in 2022.
The order changed in 2019: Casper moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #306 and #276; by 2019 that had become #259 and #268.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casper #192, Julian #280.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2005–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Julian in 18.
Highest recorded here: Casper #412 in 2016, Julian #183 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #509, Julian #348.
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 | Julian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #76 (2025) | Norway · Boys #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Casper and Julian both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
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
Julian
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys