Aksel
Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel.
- Danish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Aksel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Norwegian
The Story of Aksel
Aksel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 198 births, good for #1,029 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Aksels. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,492 among baby boy names with 120 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 3K Aksels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Aksel
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About the name Aksel
Aksel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Aksel's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,029. Use the chart and map above to compare Aksel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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