Kasper vs Ulrik
Kasper and Ulrikcompared 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 Ulrik #14 among boys in Norway.
Kasper and Ulrik over time
Kasper and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Kasper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ulrik in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kasper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulrik 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 Ulrik changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #23 and #14.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 49 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kasper and Ulrik averaged 42.0 places apart, ending at #23 and #14.
- Longest-running competitions
Kasper and Ulrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #23 and #14.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Kasper #17 in 2023, Ulrik #14 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1973–2025
Kasper held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Ulrik in 13.
Highest recorded here: Kasper #17 in 2023, Ulrik #14 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kasper #23, Ulrik #14.
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 | Ulrik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kasper and Ulrik 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
Ulrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #364 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: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys