Kasper vs Lukas
Kasper and Lukascompared 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 Lukas #35 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Kasper was ranked #421 and Lukas #195 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kasper was ranked #676 and Lukas #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #529 and Lukas #311 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #535 and Lukas #432 among boys in Scotland.
Kasper and Lukas over time
Kasper and Lukas appear together in 3 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Lukas 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
Kasper and Lukas changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1977 and 2025, ending at #23 and #35.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 48 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper and Lukas averaged 40.9 places apart, ending at #23 and #35.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Lukas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1977 to 2025, ending at #23 and #35.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Kasper #17 in 2023, Lukas #19 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1977–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Lukas in 16.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Lukas #19 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Lukas #35.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Kasper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lukas in 26.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Lukas #189 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kasper #529, Lukas #311.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lukas in 11.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #500 in 2012, Lukas #157 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #676, Lukas #272.
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 | Kasper | Lukas |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #35 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kasper and Lukas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, 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
Lukas
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #615 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1977–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys