Aksel vs Dejan
Aksel and Dejancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1997, Aksel was ranked #100 and Dejan #560 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aksel was ranked #1132 and Dejan #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Aksel and Dejan over time
Aksel and Dejan appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Aksel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dejan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Dejan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aksel in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1969–1997
Aksel held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Dejan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #100 in 1997, Dejan #284 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Aksel #100, Dejan #560.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2006–2024
Aksel held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Dejan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1132 in 2024, Dejan #3385 in 2006.
The order changed in 2007: Aksel moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #4052 and #3385; by 2007 that had become #3589 and #4333.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aksel #1132, Dejan #5119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aksel | Dejan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aksel and Dejan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Aksel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #174 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Dejan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1997
Highest recorded position: #284 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1969–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys