Kasper vs Rafal

Kasper and Rafalcompared 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 2000, Kasper was ranked #83 and Rafal #567 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Kasper was ranked #561 and Rafal #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Kasper was ranked #699 and Rafal #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Kasper and Rafal over time

Kasper and Rafal appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 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.

Rafal 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.

List by list

Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1973–2000
Kasper held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rafal in 16.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #83 in 2000, Rafal #79 in 1975.
The order changed in 1991: Kasper moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #233 and #228; by 1991 that had become #239 and #283.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Kasper #83, Rafal #567.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2005–2023
Kasper held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Rafal in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Rafal #1175 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kasper #561, Rafal #4107.

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, Rafal
Field	Kasper	Rafal
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, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #23 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023)
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 Rafal both have 2 syllables.
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

Rafal

Popularity journey

First recorded1968
First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2000
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1968–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys