Aksel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aksel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1798
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About the Name Aksel
Aksel has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1132. The name has climbed 182 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2006.
Aksel is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aksel in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Aksel
Aksel Horgen — Aksel Horgen is a Norwegian handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Norwegian national team.
Aksel V. Johannesen — Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen is a Faroese lawyer and politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands since 2022, and from 2015 to 2019.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aksel
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Aksel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aksel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aksel is declining: down 484 places since 2020, to #1,798 in 2025. It peaked at #1,132 in 2024.
Aksel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Aksel include: Aksel Horgen, Aksel V. Johannesen and Ayda Aksel. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aksel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Aksels in the wild.
14
UK babies named Aksel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 484 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aksel
Almost certainly the only Aksel in the class
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UK Popularity (2006–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Aksel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen is a Faroese lawyer and politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands since 2022, and from 2015 to 2019.
Aksel Larsen was a Danish politician who was chairman of the Communist Party of Denmark (DKP), and chairman and founder of the Socialist People's Party.