Kasper vs Tobias
Kasper and Tobiascompared 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 Tobias #15 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Kasper was ranked #469 and Tobias #116 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Kasper was ranked #312 and Tobias #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kasper was ranked #535 and Tobias #352 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kasper was ranked #676 and Tobias #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Kasper and Tobias over time
Kasper and Tobias appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Tobias held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kasper in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tobias reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kasper in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Tobias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #23 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1973–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 51.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Tobias #1 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Tobias #15.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 27.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #326 in 2021, Tobias #98 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #469, Tobias #116.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 9.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #500 in 2012, Tobias #283 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #676, Tobias #676.
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 | Tobias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/ | |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Kasper does not have one recorded yet.
- Kasper and Tobias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Kasper doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #469 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Tobias
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #116 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys