Erland vs Kasper
Erland and Kaspercompared 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 2015, Erland was ranked #455 and Kasper #35 among boys in Norway.
Erland and Kasper over time
Erland and Kasper appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erland 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.
Erland reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kasper 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 37 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Erland fell — from #284 and #549 in 1973 to #455 and #35 in 2015.
- Longest-running competitions
Erland and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1973 to 2015, ending at #455 and #35.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1973–2015
Erland held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kasper in 27.
Highest recorded here: Erland #284 in 1973, Kasper #35 in 2015.
The order changed in 1986: Kasper moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #437 and #443; by 1986 that had become #524 and #295.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Erland #455, Kasper #35.
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 | Erland | Kasper |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #455 (2015) | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erland and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erland
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #272 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #455 among boys in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Boys
Kasper
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #549 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: #17 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys