Aksel vs Mate
Aksel and Matecompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Aksel was ranked #1461 and Mate #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Aksel and Mate over time
Aksel and Mate appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Aksel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mate 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.
Mate 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2008–2023
Aksel held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mate in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1224 in 2022, Mate #1786 in 2018.
The order changed in 2009: Aksel moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #3158 and #3158; by 2009 that had become #2837 and #3227.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aksel #1461, Mate #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 | Mate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aksel and Mate both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Mate
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #3158 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2013
Highest recorded position: #604 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2009–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys