Kasper vs Linus

Kasper and Linuscompared 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, Kasper was ranked #23 and Linus #87 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #529 and Linus #3254 among boys in England and Wales.

Kasper and Linus over time

Kasper and Linus appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Linus 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.

Linus 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.

Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Linus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #23 and #87.

List by list

Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1987–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Linus in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Linus #49 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Linus #87.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Kasper held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Linus in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Linus #1027 in 1999.
The order changed in 2006: Kasper moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1617 and #1047; by 2006 that had become #1168 and #1401.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kasper #529, Linus #3254.

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 Kasper

Pairs where Kasper shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Erik vs Kasper
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Erik fell — from #29 and #549 in 1973 to #64 and #23 in 2025.
Erik · Kasper · 51 shared years, 1973–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Harald vs Kasper
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Harald fell — from #60 and #549 in 1973 to #109 and #23 in 2025.
Harald · Kasper · 51 shared years, 1973–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Kasper vs Joakim
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Joakim fell — from #549 and #168 in 1973 to #23 and #265 in 2025.
Kasper · Joakim · 51 shared years, 1973–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Kasper vs Jørgen
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Jørgen fell — from #549 and #66 in 1973 to #23 and #114 in 2025.
Kasper · Jørgen · 51 shared years, 1973–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kasper, Linus
Field	Kasper	Linus
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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #23 (2025)	Norway · Boys #87 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kasper and Linus both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

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

Linus

Popularity journey

First recorded1987
First recorded at #580 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #49 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #87 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys