boy's name

Axon

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 37

Axon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2020, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2016.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Axon 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 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Axon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 13
2020s (to 2020) 11

How popular is Axon?

In 2020, Axon was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Axon is used

Canada #3,083 6 in 2023
England & Wales #4,723 4 in 2022
United States #7,441 11 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Axon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Axon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Axon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Axon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Axon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Axon

How popular is the name Axon?

In 2020, Axon was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Axon a girl's or a boy's name?

Axon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Axon?

Axon has 2 syllables.

When was Axon most popular?

Axon peaked in 2020, when 11 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.