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Aksel

Aksel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“father of peace”
Origin
Scandinavian
Say it
AK-sel · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Aksel is the Scandinavian form of Axel, ultimately from the Hebrew name Absalom. It is used especially in Denmark and Norway.

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How popular is Aksel?

202438.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aksel in 2024127

2024 rank#1,432 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18802,402

Aksel is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aksel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Axelfather of peace · Scandinavian
  • Axlfather of peace · Scandinavian
  • Jensenson of Jens · Scandinavian
  • Ericketernal ruler · Scandinavian
  • Boto live; dwelling · Scandinavian
  • Gunnerbold warrior · Scandinavian
  • JohanGod is gracious · Scandinavian
  • Sorenstern · Scandinavian

Aksel questions

What does the name Aksel mean?

Aksel means "father of peace". It comes from Scandinavian. Aksel is the Scandinavian form of Axel, ultimately from the Hebrew name Absalom. It is used especially in Denmark and Norway.

Is Aksel a boy or girl name?

Aksel is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aksel?

127 US babies were named Aksel in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Aksel?

Aksel is usually pronounced AK-sel.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.