Gender
Origin
- Norse
- Father of peace
- German
- Hebrew
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aksel
Pronunciation
a-ksel, ak-sel
More about the name
Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1029, 198 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1267, 155 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 |
| 2024 | 127 |
| 2023 | 147 |
| 2022 | 124 |
| 2021 | 153 |
| 2020 | 163 |
| 2019 | 146 |
| 2018 | 198 |
| 2017 | 146 |
| 2016 | 177 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1133, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #293, 213 births); most recent 2023 (rank #339, 154 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #4906, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 154 | – |
| 2022 | 146 | – |
| 2021 | 181 | – |
| 2020 | 167 | – |
| 2019 | 213 | – |
| 2018 | 202 | – |
| 2017 | 176 | – |
| 2016 | 142 | – |
| 2015 | 131 | – |
| 2014 | 148 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #634, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #704, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #374, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence