Kasper vs Rikard
Kasper and Rikardcompared 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 2008, Kasper was ranked #44 and Rikard #454 among boys in Norway.
Kasper and Rikard over time
Kasper and Rikard appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rikard 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.
Rikard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Rikard changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2008, ending at #44 and #454.
- Mirrored each other
Over 32 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper rose about as far as Rikard fell — from #549 and #262 in 1973 to #44 and #454 in 2008.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Rikard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1973 to 2008, ending at #44 and #454.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1973–2008
Kasper held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Rikard in 9.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #44 in 2008, Rikard #262 in 1973.
The order changed in 1986: Kasper moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #443 and #381; by 1986 that had become #295 and #400.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Kasper #44, Rikard #454.
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 | Rikard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #454 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kasper and Rikard both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Rikard
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #479 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2008
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1958–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #454 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys