Aksel vs Idar
Aksel and Idarcompared 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 2022, Aksel was ranked #13 and Idar #477 among boys in Norway.
Aksel and Idar over time
Aksel and Idar appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Aksel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Idar 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.
Idar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
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 Idar changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2022, ending at #13 and #477.
- Longest-running competitions
Aksel and Idar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #13 and #477.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1945–2022
Aksel held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Idar in 32.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #10 in 2015, Idar #121 in 1952.
The order changed in 1982: Aksel moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #340 and #313; by 1982 that had become #298 and #312.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Aksel #13, Idar #477.
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 | Idar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | Norway · Boys #477 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aksel and Idar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Idar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #477 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys