Espen vs Kamil
Espen and Kamilcompared 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 2018, Espen was ranked #300 and Kamil #517 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Espen was ranked #4275 and Kamil #1007 among boys in England and Wales.
Espen and Kamil over time
Espen and Kamil appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Espen and Kamil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1973 to 2018, ending at #300 and #517.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1973–2018
Espen held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Kamil in 0.
Highest recorded here: Espen #8 in 1982, Kamil #86 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Espen #300, Kamil #517.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2002–2025
Espen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kamil in 17.
Highest recorded here: Espen #2693 in 2018, Kamil #410 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Espen #4275, Kamil #1007.
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 | Espen | Kamil |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #430 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1007 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Espen and Kamil both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Espen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #315 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: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Kamil
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #600 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2018
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1973–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1007 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys