Aksel is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Aksel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,267 for boy births in the United States (and #2,632 across all names), given to 155 babies. Aksel first appears in 1989 and peaked in 2018 (198 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | 155 | #1,267 |
| 2024 | 128 | 128 | #1,426 |
| 2023 | 149 | 149 | #1,288 |
| 2022 | 124 | 124 | #1,457 |
| 2021 | 153 | 153 | #1,245 |
| 2020 | 163 | 163 | #1,177 |
| 2019 | 146 | 146 | #1,277 |
| 2018 | 198 | 198 | #1,029 |
| 2017 | 146 | 146 | #1,252 |
| 2016 | 177 | 177 | #1,105 |
| 2015 | 128 | 128 | #1,359 |
| 2014 | 125 | 125 | #1,362 |
| 2013 | 67 | 67 | #2,022 |
| 2012 | 85 | 85 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 93 | 93 | #1,635 |
| 2010 | 119 | 119 | #1,399 |
| 2009 | 54 | 54 | #2,381 |
| 2008 | 49 | 49 | #2,543 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #2,603 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #2,543 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #2,962 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #3,287 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | #2,621 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #4,709 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | #3,722 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #3,768 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,045 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #8,496 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,298 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,792 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #6,681 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #4,816 |