Kacper vs Kjetil
Kacper and Kjetilcompared 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 2022, Kacper was ranked #347 and Kjetil #420 among boys in Norway.
Kacper and Kjetil over time
Kacper and Kjetil appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Kacper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kjetil 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.
Kjetil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kacper 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kacper and Kjetil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1984 to 2022, ending at #347 and #420.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1984–2022
Kacper held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kjetil in 12.
Highest recorded here: Kacper #173 in 2004, Kjetil #24 in 1984.
The order changed in 2002: Kacper moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #224 and #145; by 2002 that had become #214 and #221.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kacper #347, Kjetil #420.
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 | Kacper | Kjetil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #433 (2025) | Norway · Boys #420 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kacper and Kjetil both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kacper
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #624 among boys in Norway in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #433 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kjetil
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #200 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #420 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys