Hans vs Kacper
Hans and Kacpercompared 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, Hans was ranked #97 and Kacper #433 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Hans was ranked #3254 and Kacper #773 among boys in England and Wales.
Hans and Kacper over time
Hans and Kacper appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 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.
Hans reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kacper 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 24 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kacper rose about as far as Hans fell — from #1949 and #1949 in 2001 to #3254 and #773 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Hans and Kacper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1984 to 2025, ending at #97 and #433.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1984–2025
Hans held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Kacper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hans #28 in 1984, Kacper #173 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hans #97, Kacper #433.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2024
Hans held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kacper in 22.
Highest recorded here: Hans #1377 in 2005, Kacper #158 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hans #3254, Kacper #773.
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 | Hans | Kacper |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #97 (2025) | Norway · Boys #433 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hans has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Kacper.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Hans
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #11 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kacper
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #624 among boys in Norway in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #433 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys