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Aksel vs Nils

Aksel and Nilscompared 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 Nils #61 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Aksel was ranked #1798 and Nils #4275 among boys in England and Wales.

Aksel and Nils over time

Aksel and Nils appear together in 2 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Nils 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2002, Aksel moved ahead of Nils in Norway · Boys — #133 and #129 the year before became #112 and #129.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Aksel and Nils changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #25 and #61.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Aksel rose about as far as Nils fell — from #174 and #26 in 1945 to #25 and #61 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aksel and Nils were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #61.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Aksel held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Nils in 54.

    Highest recorded here: Aksel #6 in 2021, Nils #21 in 1947.

    The order changed in 2002: Aksel moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #133 and #129; by 2002 that had become #112 and #129.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #25, Nils #61.

  • England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2025

    Aksel held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Nils in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Aksel #1132 in 2024, Nils #1859 in 2009.

    The order changed in 2014: Aksel moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #3416 and #2721; by 2014 that had become #2079 and #2248.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #1798, Nils #4275.

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 Nils

Pairs where Nils 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 — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

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, Nils
FieldAkselNils
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #25 (2025)Norway · Boys #61 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aksel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Nils.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

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

Nils

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #26 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys