Kasper vs Nikolai
Kasper and Nikolaicompared 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 Nikolai #103 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #529 and Nikolai #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kasper was ranked #676 and Nikolai #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Kasper and Nikolai over time
Kasper and Nikolai appear together in 2 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Nikolai 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kasper and Nikolai changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #529 and #1235.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Nikolai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #23 and #103.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Kasper #326 in 2021, Nikolai #894 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1973–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Nikolai in 28.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Nikolai #41 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Nikolai #103.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Kasper held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Nikolai in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Nikolai #894 in 2019.
The order changed in 2007: Kasper moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1168 and #1084; by 2007 that had become #820 and #1440.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kasper #529, Nikolai #1235.
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 | Nikolai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #103 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kasper has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikolai.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Nikolai
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #349 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #103 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys