Aksel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father of peace; Scandinavian form of Absalom.
Aksel by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Aksel. In the US, 146 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 177 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aksel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Aksel
Names that are said the same way as Aksel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean peace
Like Aksel, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
- Frederickpeaceful ruler; peaceful and powerful954 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Aksel
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