Gustav vs Kasper
Gustav 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, Gustav was ranked #19 and Kasper #23 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Gustav was ranked #2664 and Kasper #469 among boys in England and Wales.
Gustav and Kasper over time
Gustav and Kasper appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustav in 0.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gustav and Kasper changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #19 and #23.
- Longest-running competitions
Gustav and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #19 and #23.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Gustav #19 in 2025, Kasper #17 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1973–2025
Gustav held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kasper in 36.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #19 in 2025, Kasper #17 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gustav #19, Kasper #23.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 2000–2025
Gustav held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kasper in 23.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Kasper #326 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gustav #2664, Kasper #469.
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 | Gustav | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #19 (2025) | 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) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gustav and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gustav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 #469 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys