Casper vs Luca
Casper and Lucacompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #330 and Luca #6 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #192 and Luca #7 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #404 and Luca #7 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Casper was ranked #509 and Luca #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Casper was ranked #76 and Luca #60 among boys in Norway.
Casper and Luca over time
Casper and Luca appear together in 3 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Casper in 1.
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.
Casper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Luca 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, Luca moved ahead of Casper in Norway · Boys — #61 and #64 the year before became #83 and #62.
- Longest-running competitions
Casper and Luca were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #76 and #60.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Casper #192 in 2024, Luca #7 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1973–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Luca in 2.
Highest recorded here: Casper #61 in 2023, Luca #60 in 2025.
The order changed in 2024: Luca moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #61 and #64; by 2024 that had become #83 and #62.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #76, Luca #60.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Casper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luca in 29.
Highest recorded here: Casper #192 in 2024, Luca #7 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casper #192, Luca #7.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2005–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luca in 18.
Highest recorded here: Casper #412 in 2016, Luca #11 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #509, Luca #11.
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 | Luca |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Italian, via Greek Loukas |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːkə/ | |
| 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) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (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
- Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Casper does not have one recorded yet.
- Casper and Luca both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Luca; Casper 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
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
Luca
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2004–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys