Aksel
“father of peace”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Scandinavian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 363rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 425
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,274
- −0.4% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2019
Meaning and origin of Aksel
Aksel is thought to mean “father of peace” and is of Hebrew and Scandinavian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Aksel in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2019.
- Over recent years, Aksel has been stable (−0.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Aksel every 2.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Aksel in English-speaking countries
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
771st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,423
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,364th boys’ name15 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,330
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,322nd boys’ name432 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,902−2.4% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,410th boys’ name56 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,756
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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