Casper vs Mathias
Casper and Mathiascompared 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 Mathias #41 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #192 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Casper was ranked #509 and Mathias #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Casper and Mathias over time
Casper and Mathias appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 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.
Mathias reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Casper 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Casper and Mathias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #76 and #41.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Casper #192 in 2024, Mathias #406 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1973–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mathias in 46.
Highest recorded here: Casper #61 in 2023, Mathias #2 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #76, Mathias #41.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Casper held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mathias in 1.
Highest recorded here: Casper #192 in 2024, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 1997: Casper moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #2357 and #1337; by 1997 that had become #1761 and #2859.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casper #192, Mathias #406.
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 | Mathias |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #76 (2025) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Casper and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Mathias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #307 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: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #41 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys