boy's name
Axell
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,331
Axell is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 111 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,205 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Axell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 169 |
| 2010s | 381 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 564 |
How popular is Axell?
In 2025, Axell was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Axell is used
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 Axell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Axell also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Axell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Axell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Axell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Axell
How popular is the name Axell?
In 2025, Axell was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Axell a girl's or a boy's name?
Axell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Axell most popular?
Axell peaked in 2021, when 111 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Axell a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Axell currently ranks #2,012 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.