Jasper vs Usman
Jasper and Usmancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jasper was ranked #71 and Usman #442 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jasper was ranked #317 and Usman #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jasper and Usman over time
Jasper and Usman appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Jasper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Usman 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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Jasper rose about as far as Usman fell — from #284 and #268 in 1996 to #71 and #442 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jasper held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Usman in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jasper #71 in 2024, Usman #244 in 2000.
The order changed in 1999: Jasper moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #263 and #263; by 1999 that had become #253 and #259.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jasper #71, Usman #442.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2009–2025
Jasper held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Usman in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jasper #271 in 2020, Usman #472 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jasper #317, Usman #829.
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 | Jasper | Usman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jasper and Usman both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jasper
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #284 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2023
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2012–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Usman
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #667 among boys in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys