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 2024, Aksel was ranked #1132 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 96 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 · Boys19 shared years, 2006–2024
Aksel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 19.
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, 2024: Aksel #1132, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Aksel | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | /muˈħammad/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
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
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
Muhammad
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys