Aksel vs Imran
Aksel and Imrancompared 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 Imran #264 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aksel was ranked #1132 and Imran #453 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Aksel was ranked #657 and Imran #454 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aksel and Imran over time
Aksel and Imran appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Imran 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.
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 Imran changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #25 and #264.
- Longest-running competitions
Aksel and Imran were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #25 and #264.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1973–2025
Aksel held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Imran in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #6 in 2021, Imran #263 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #25, Imran #264.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2006–2024
Aksel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Imran in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1132 in 2024, Imran #393 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aksel #1132, Imran #453.
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 | Imran |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | Norway · Boys #264 (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 Imran 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
Imran
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #502 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #264 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys