Jesper vs Kasper
Jesper 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, Jesper was ranked #55 and Kasper #23 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jesper was ranked #3688 and Kasper #529 among boys in England and Wales.
Jesper and Kasper over time
Jesper and Kasper appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jesper in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jesper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 2006, Kasper moved ahead of Jesper in Norway · Boys — #53 and #56 the year before became #64 and #51.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jesper and Kasper changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #55 and #23.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jesper and Kasper averaged 44.9 places apart, ending at #55 and #23.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Jesper fell — from #1703 and #1889 in 2000 to #3688 and #529 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Jesper and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #55 and #23.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1973–2025
Jesper held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Kasper in 27.
Highest recorded here: Jesper #53 in 2004, Kasper #17 in 2023.
The order changed in 2006: Kasper moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #53 and #56; by 2006 that had become #64 and #51.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jesper #55, Kasper #23.
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 2000–2024
Jesper held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kasper in 18.
Highest recorded here: Jesper #1703 in 2000, Kasper #326 in 2021.
The order changed in 2005: Kasper moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #2470 and #2857; by 2005 that had become #2754 and #1617.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jesper #3688, Kasper #529.
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 | Jesper | 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 | ||
| 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 #55 (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
- Jesper and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jesper
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #480 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 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