Kacper vs Lorcan
Kacper and Lorcancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Kacper was ranked #433 and Lorcan #57 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kacper was ranked #829 and Lorcan #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kacper was ranked #773 and Lorcan #691 among boys in England and Wales.
Kacper and Lorcan over time
Kacper and Lorcan appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Lorcan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kacper in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kacper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lorcan in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kacper and Lorcan changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2004 and 2025, ending at #829 and #125.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2024
Kacper held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Lorcan in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kacper #158 in 2008, Lorcan #481 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kacper #773, Lorcan #691.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2004–2025
Kacper held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lorcan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Kacper #92 in 2008, Lorcan #87 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kacper #829, Lorcan #125.
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2021
Kacper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lorcan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Kacper #136 in 2009, Lorcan #44 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Kacper #433, Lorcan #57.
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 | Lorcan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #433 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #125 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kacper and Lorcan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Lorcan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 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
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys