Aksel vs Simon
Aksel and Simoncompared 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 Simon #159 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Aksel was ranked #657 and Simon #276 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aksel was ranked #1132 and Simon #524 among boys in England and Wales.
Aksel and Simon over time
Aksel and Simon 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.
Simon 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 Simon changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #25 and #159.
- Longest-running competitions
Aksel and Simon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #159.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1945–2025
Aksel held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Simon in 38.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #6 in 2021, Simon #35 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aksel #25, Simon #159.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2006–2024
Aksel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Simon in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aksel #1132 in 2024, Simon #225 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aksel #1132, Simon #524.
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 | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #25 (2025) | Norway · Boys #159 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aksel and Simon 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
Simon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1997
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #159 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys