Casper vs Nils
Casper and Nilscompared 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 Nils #61 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casper was ranked #192 and Nils #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Casper and Nils over time
Casper and Nils appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 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.
Nils reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Casper and Nils changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #76 and #61.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Casper rose about as far as Nils fell — from #2357 and #2020 in 1996 to #192 and #4270 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Casper and Nils were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #76 and #61.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1973–2025
Casper held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Nils in 24.
Highest recorded here: Casper #61 in 2023, Nils #48 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casper #76, Nils #61.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Casper held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Nils in 1.
Highest recorded here: Casper #192 in 2024, Nils #1746 in 2001.
The order changed in 1998: Casper moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1761 and #1761; by 1998 that had become #1485 and #1821.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casper #192, Nils #4270.
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 | Nils |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #76 (2025) | Norway · Boys #61 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Casper has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Nils.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Nils
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #26 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #61 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys