boy's name
Axe
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 65
Axe is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 11 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2015.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Axe over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 31 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How popular is Axe?
In 2025, Axe was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Axe
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Axe also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Axe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Axe
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Axe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Axe
How popular is the name Axe?
In 2025, Axe was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Axe a girl's or a boy's name?
Axe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Axe?
Axe has 1 syllable.
When was Axe most popular?
Axe peaked in 2019, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Axe a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Axe currently ranks #10,984 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.