Aksel vs Paulius
Aksel and Pauliuscompared 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 2016, Aksel was ranked #11 and Paulius #534 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Aksel was ranked #1253 and Paulius #3411 among boys in England and Wales.
Aksel and Paulius over time
Aksel and Paulius appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Aksel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Paulius 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.
Paulius 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 Paulius changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1979 and 2016, ending at #11 and #534.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1979–2016
Aksel held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Paulius in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #11 in 2016, Paulius #208 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Aksel #11, Paulius #534.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2019
Aksel held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Paulius in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1253 in 2019, Paulius #2270 in 2012.
The order changed in 2013: Aksel moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #3416 and #2270; by 2013 that had become #2403 and #2954.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Aksel #1253, Paulius #3411.
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 | Paulius |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3411 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aksel and Paulius 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
Paulius
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2016
Highest recorded position: #208 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1979–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #3411 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Boys