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Julian vs Kasper

Julian 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, Julian was ranked #54 and Kasper #23 among boys in Norway.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Julian was ranked #234 and Kasper #535 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Julian was ranked #280 and Kasper #529 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Julian was ranked #348 and Kasper #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Julian was ranked #348 and Kasper #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Julian and Kasper over time

Julian and Kasper appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Julian held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kasper in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Julian and Kasper changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #54 and #23.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 50 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian and Kasper averaged 47.5 places apart, ending at #54 and #23.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Julian and Kasper were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #54 and #23.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Julian #267 in 2022, Kasper #326 in 2021.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1973–2025

    Julian held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Kasper in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Julian #26 in 2011, Kasper #17 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Julian #54, Kasper #23.

  • England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024

    Julian held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Kasper in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Julian #267 in 2022, Kasper #326 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Julian #280, Kasper #529.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025

    Julian held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kasper in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Julian #202 in 2012, Kasper #500 in 2012.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Julian #348, Kasper #676.

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 Julian

Pairs where Julian 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

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 Julian, Kasper
FieldJulianKasper
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #54 (2025)Norway · Boys #23 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Julian and Kasper both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Julian

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2025

    Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1967–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · 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 #23 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys