Jesper vs Kevin
Jesper and Kevincompared 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 Kevin #186 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jesper was ranked #3688 and Kevin #264 among boys in England and Wales.
Jesper and Kevin over time
Jesper and Kevin appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Kevin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jesper 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.
Kevin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jesper 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 2015, Jesper moved ahead of Kevin in Norway · Boys — #85 and #81 the year before became #76 and #87.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jesper and Kevin changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 2025, ending at #55 and #186.
- Longest-running competitions
Jesper and Kevin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #55 and #186.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jesper #1703 in 2000, Kevin #145 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1963–2025
Jesper held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Kevin in 42.
Highest recorded here: Jesper #53 in 2004, Kevin #44 in 2002.
The order changed in 2015: Jesper moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #85 and #81; by 2015 that had become #76 and #87.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jesper #55, Kevin #186.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 1998–2024
Jesper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kevin in 21.
Highest recorded here: Jesper #1703 in 2000, Kevin #145 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jesper #3688, Kevin #264.
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 | Kevin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An Anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhín, combining Old Irish 'cóem' (dear, beloved, gentle) with 'gein' (birth) — 'beloved birth'. Associated with Saint Caoimhín, who founded a monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛv.ɪn/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #55 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Jesper does not have one recorded yet.
- Jesper and Kevin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Jesper doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Kevin
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1999).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys