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Harald vs Kasper

Harald and Kasper compared 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, Harald was ranked #109 and Kasper #23 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Harald was ranked #5137 and Kasper #469 among boys in England and Wales.

Harald and Kasper over time

Norway · Boys
#30#100#30019732025Harald #109Kasper #231973: Harald #60, Kasper #5491975: Harald #59, Kasper #4331977: Harald #82, Kasper #4731978: Harald #80, Kasper #4861979: Harald #75, Kasper #4981980: Harald #91, Kasper #5031981: Harald #106, Kasper #4711982: Harald #90, Kasper #5811983: Harald #92, Kasper #5021984: Harald #111, Kasper #3871985: Harald #116, Kasper #4431986: Harald #143, Kasper #2951987: Harald #155, Kasper #3641988: Harald #114, Kasper #2711989: Harald #114, Kasper #2741990: Harald #128, Kasper #2331991: Harald #115, Kasper #2391992: Harald #107, Kasper #2531993: Harald #126, Kasper #2101994: Harald #133, Kasper #1581995: Harald #111, Kasper #1901996: Harald #108, Kasper #1261997: Harald #113, Kasper #1431998: Harald #112, Kasper #921999: Harald #125, Kasper #772000: Harald #119, Kasper #832001: Harald #119, Kasper #602002: Harald #153, Kasper #522003: Harald #189, Kasper #522004: Harald #157, Kasper #472005: Harald #197, Kasper #562006: Harald #157, Kasper #512007: Harald #158, Kasper #502008: Harald #128, Kasper #442009: Harald #185, Kasper #332010: Harald #188, Kasper #452011: Harald #166, Kasper #472012: Harald #188, Kasper #512013: Harald #159, Kasper #442014: Harald #202, Kasper #372015: Harald #141, Kasper #352016: Harald #186, Kasper #352017: Harald #140, Kasper #322018: Harald #143, Kasper #262019: Harald #132, Kasper #312020: Harald #135, Kasper #392021: Harald #108, Kasper #262022: Harald #118, Kasper #322023: Harald #109, Kasper #172024: Harald #119, Kasper #322025: Harald #109, Kasper #23

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

England and Wales · Boys
#1000#300020062025Harald #5137Kasper #4692006: Harald #4052, Kasper #11682015: Harald #4747, Kasper #5572021: Harald #4789, Kasper #3262022: Harald #3449, Kasper #3652023: Harald #4991, Kasper #5612024: Harald #3254, Kasper #5292025: Harald #5137, Kasper #469

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Harald and Kasper over time

Harald and Kasper appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Harald 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.

Harald 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1998, Kasper moved ahead of Harald in Norway · Boys — #113 and #143 the year before became #112 and #92.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Harald fell — from #60 and #549 in 1973 to #109 and #23 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Harald and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #109 and #23.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1973–2025

    Harald held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kasper in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Harald #59 in 1975, Kasper #17 in 2023.

    The order changed in 1998: Kasper moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #113 and #143; by 1998 that had become #112 and #92.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Harald #109, Kasper #23.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Harald

Pairs where Harald shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Kasper

Pairs where Kasper shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other →

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Harald, Kasper
FieldHaraldKasper
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageEngland and Wales, NorwayEngland and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #109 (2025)Norway · Boys #23 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Harald and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Harald

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #8 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kasper

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1973–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1973–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #469 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys