Kasper vs Syed
Kasper and Syedcompared 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 Syed #346 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #529 and Syed #136 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #535 and Syed #268 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kasper was ranked #676 and Syed #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Kasper and Syed over time
Kasper and Syed appear together in 3 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Syed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kasper in 1.
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.
Syed 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 Syed changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #23 and #346.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Syed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #23 and #346.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Kasper #17 in 2023, Syed #252 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1973–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Syed in 9.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Syed #252 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Syed #346.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Kasper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Syed in 26.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Syed #136 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kasper #529, Syed #136.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Syed in 9.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #500 in 2012, Syed #336 in 2012.
The order changed in 2025: Kasper moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #655 and #394; by 2025 that had become #676 and #829.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #676, Syed #829.
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 | Syed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #346 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kasper has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Syed.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Syed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #311 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #136 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #346 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys