Aksel vs Raymond
Aksel and Raymondcompared 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 2008, Aksel was ranked #62 and Raymond #487 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aksel was ranked #1132 and Raymond #545 among boys in England and Wales.
Aksel and Raymond over time
Aksel and Raymond appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Raymond held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aksel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Raymond 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 Raymond changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2008, ending at #62 and #487.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Aksel rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #174 and #265 in 1945 to #62 and #487 in 2008.
- Longest-running competitions
Aksel and Raymond were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #62 and #487.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aksel #1132 in 2024, Raymond #492 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2008
Aksel held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Raymond in 36.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #53 in 2007, Raymond #60 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Aksel #62, Raymond #487.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2006–2024
Aksel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Raymond in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1132 in 2024, Raymond #492 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aksel #1132, Raymond #545.
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 | Raymond |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| 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 Raymond 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
Raymond
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #265 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1991
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1991).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys