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Aksel vs Muhammad

Aksel and Muhammadcompared 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 2025, Aksel was ranked #1798 and Muhammad #1 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Aksel was ranked #25 and Muhammad #94 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Aksel was ranked #657 and Muhammad #86 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Aksel and Muhammad over time

Aksel and Muhammad appear together in 2 published lists, across 97 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.

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 Muhammad changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #25 and #94.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aksel and Muhammad were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 77 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #25 and #94.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aksel #1132 in 2024, Muhammad #1 in 2023.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys77 shared years, 1946–2025

    Aksel held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Muhammad in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Aksel #6 in 2021, Muhammad #70 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #25, Muhammad #94.

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 2006–2025

    Aksel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Aksel #1132 in 2024, Muhammad #1 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #1798, Muhammad #1.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Aksel

Pairs where Aksel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Muhammad

Pairs where Muhammad shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aksel, Muhammad
FieldAkselMuhammad
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedPraiseworthy, commendable.
OriginNot yet recordedArabic
Pronunciation/muˈħammad/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedMohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #25 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Muhammad has a recorded origin (Arabic); Aksel does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aksel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
  • A meaning is recorded for Muhammad; Aksel doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
  • The available evidence gives Aksel a "medium" Data Confidence level and Muhammad a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Aksel

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Muhammad

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys