Is Aksel a boy or girl name?
Aksel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 127 boys were named Aksel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,402 US babies named Aksel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,429
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Aksel since 1989
- 2,402
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Aksel, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 147 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 163 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 146 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 198 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 146 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 177 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 128 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 124 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 119 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 54 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,709 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,044 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,496 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,298 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,792 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,681 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,816 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aksel reached #1,029 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aksel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.