Aksel vs Edvin
Aksel and Edvincompared 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 2025, Aksel was ranked #25 and Edvin #45 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Aksel was ranked #1461 and Edvin #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Aksel and Edvin over time
Aksel and Edvin appear together in 2 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Aksel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edvin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aksel and Edvin changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #25 and #45.
- Longest-running competitions
Aksel and Edvin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #45.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Aksel held the stronger position in 68 of those years, Edvin in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #6 in 2021, Edvin #45 in 2025.
The order changed in 1979: Aksel moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #384 and #359; by 1979 that had become #263 and #406.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #25, Edvin #45.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2006–2023
Aksel held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Edvin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1224 in 2022, Edvin #2804 in 2016.
The order changed in 2008: Aksel moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #4052 and #4052; by 2008 that had become #3158 and #4432.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aksel #1461, Edvin #4991.
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 | Edvin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | Norway · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aksel and Edvin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Edvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #162 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: #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys