Filip vs Kasper
Filip 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 2025, Filip was ranked #27 and Kasper #23 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Filip was ranked #395 and Kasper #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Filip was ranked #323 and Kasper #529 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Filip was ranked #330 and Kasper #535 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Filip was ranked #372 and Kasper #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Filip and Kasper over time
Filip and Kasper appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kasper in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Filip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Filip and Kasper changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1975 and 2025, ending at #27 and #23.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 50 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip and Kasper averaged 48.5 places apart, ending at #27 and #23.
- Longest-running competitions
Filip and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #27 and #23.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Filip #71 in 2010, Kasper #500 in 2012.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1975–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Kasper in 13.
Highest recorded here: Filip #13 in 2020, Kasper #17 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Kasper #23.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Filip held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Kasper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Filip #135 in 2013, Kasper #326 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Filip #323, Kasper #529.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kasper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Filip #71 in 2010, Kasper #500 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #372, Kasper #676.
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 | Filip | Kasper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfi.lip/ | |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #27 (2025) | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Filip has a recorded origin (Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form); Kasper does not have one recorded yet.
- Filip and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Filip; Kasper 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
Filip
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #489 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–2025
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1962–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
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