Kasper vs Mikkel
Kasper and Mikkelcompared 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 Mikkel #36 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Kasper was ranked #365 and Mikkel #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Kasper and Mikkel over time
Kasper and Mikkel appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mikkel 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.
Mikkel 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Kasper moved ahead of Mikkel in Norway · Boys — #32 and #31 the year before became #23 and #36.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kasper and Mikkel changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #23 and #36.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 50 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper and Mikkel averaged 57.5 places apart, ending at #23 and #36.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Mikkel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #23 and #36.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1973–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Mikkel in 25.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Mikkel #28 in 2019.
The order changed in 2025: Kasper moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #32 and #31; by 2025 that had become #23 and #36.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Mikkel #36.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1999–2022
Kasper held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Mikkel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Mikkel #2636 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kasper #365, Mikkel #4001.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Side by side
| Field | Kasper | Mikkel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #36 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kasper and Mikkel 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
Mikkel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #260 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #36 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys