The baby name Aksel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑk.səl/ (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish),/ˈæk.səl/ (English),AHK-sel, AK-sel (respellings).
Aksel is Norse in Origin.
The baby name Aksel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑk.səl/ (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish),/ˈæk.səl/ (English),AHK-sel, AK-sel (respellings).
Aksel is Norse in Origin.
Aksel is the Norwegian and Danish form of Axel, widely understood to derive from Hebrew Avshalom through medieval Absalon, giving the meaning “father of peace.” In Scandinavia the form was sometimes conflated in folk etymology with the Old Norse Ásketill/Áskell (Áss “god” + ketill “cauldron, helmet”), which colored its spelling and occasionally its interpretation as “vessel/helmet of the gods” or “divinely protected.”
Documented since the Middle Ages in Denmark and Norway, the name saw steady use and a Romantic-era revival, and it remains fashionable in the Nordic countries today. Variants and cognates include Axel (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian standard), Akseli (Finnish), Áskell (Icelandic, related), Absalon/Absalom (medieval/English biblical), and the modern short form Axl. The Faroese and Scandinavian spelling Aksel tends to be pronounced AHK-sel. While etymologies overlap, contemporary bearers most often associate Aksel with the peaceful Absalom line.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2022 | #1 | — | 794 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #24 | 222 | 444 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #115 | 11 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #172 | 11 | 1,509 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #189 | 31 | 3,850 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #192 | 12 | 5,198 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #202 | 133 | 7,401 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #222 | 14 | 6,830 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #225 | 181 | 2,865 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #277 | 30 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #288 | 11 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #325 | 11 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #345 | 556 | 3,552 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #389 | 39 | 2,041 |
| France | Girls | 2005 | #400 | 3 | 2,998 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #766 | 127 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #816 | 14 | 13,765 | |
| DZ | 0 | #876 | 304 | 20,130 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #916 | 37 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| TR | 0 | #981 | 233 | 19,440 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,076 | 53 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,448 | 24 | 10,046 |
Aksel is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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