Axel
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #79 for boys in 2025, 4,140 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 4,523 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 72,459since 1880
Axel over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #79 | 4,140 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #78 | 4,255 |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | #71 | 4,523 |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | #76 | 4,350 |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | #76 | 4,540 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #72 | 4,667 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #84 | 4,505 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #94 | 4,074 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #104 | 3,789 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | #116 | 3,467 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #123 | 3,249 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #145 | 2,806 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #168 | 2,428 |
| 2012 | — | #162 | 2,482 | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #137 | 3,036 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #187 | 1,973 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #264 | 1,319 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #272 | 1,257 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #288 | 1,196 |
| 2006 | — | #296 | 1,132 | |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #314 | 1,047 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #325 | 938 |
| 2003 | — | #346 | 809 | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #314 | 910 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #258 | 1,274 |
| 2000 | — | #361 | 731 | |
| 1999 | — | #799 | 191 | |
| 1998 | — | #795 | 192 | |
| 1997 | — | #838 | 171 | |
| 1996 | — | #860 | 161 | |
| 1995 | — | #917 | 145 | |
| 1994 | — | #955 | 133 | |
| 1993 | — | #965 | 124 | |
| 1992 | — | #911 | 135 | |
| 1991 | — | #845 | 151 | |
| 1990 | — | #898 | 131 | |
| 1989 | — | #951 | 115 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,525 | 48 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,467 | 49 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,299 | 56 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,698 | 36 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,606 | 37 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,864 | 29 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,111 | 25 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,086 | 25 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,058 | 26 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,867 | 29 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,279 | 20 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,008 | 24 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,450 | 17 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,036 | 20 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,435 | 34 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,440 | 31 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,650 | 23 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,300 | 13 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,948 | 18 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,865 | 19 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,838 | 19 | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,505 | 6 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | #2,376 | 11 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,668 | 5 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,671 | 9 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,182 | 12 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,837 | 15 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,742 | 8 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,672 | 20 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,603 | 23 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,246 | 33 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,591 | 23 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,101 | 41 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,416 | 27 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,079 | 40 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,113 | 36 | |
| 1916 | — | #892 | 49 | |
| 1915 | — | #879 | 49 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,153 | 25 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #854 | 27 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #371 | 23 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #427 | 17 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #434 | 18 | |
| 1888 | — | #484 | 16 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Axel was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1933, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Axel is popular in 2022
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#47 · 1 in 255
- Maryland#52 · 1 in 237
- District of Columbia#63 · 1 in 206
- Arizona#64 · 1 in 281
- Wyoming#65 · 1 in 166
Best ever in a state: #29 in Delaware, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #47 | 702 | 1 in 255 |
| Maryland | #52 | 105 | 1 in 237 |
| District of Columbia | #63 | 15 | 1 in 206 |
| Arizona | #64 | 116 | 1 in 281 |
| Utah | #65 | 64 | 1 in 296 |
| Wyoming | #65 | 7 | 1 in 166 |
| Nevada | #68 | 42 | 1 in 277 |
| North Dakota | #68 | 15 | 1 in 229 |
| California | #69 | 593 | 1 in 319 |
| Illinois | #74 | 151 | 1 in 343 |
| South Dakota | #74 | 15 | 1 in 244 |
| West Virginia | #75 | 26 | 1 in 258 |
| Arkansas | #76 | 43 | 1 in 293 |
| Tennessee | #76 | 108 | 1 in 332 |
| Colorado | #78 | 78 | 1 in 326 |
| Kentucky | #78 | 63 | 1 in 314 |
| Idaho | #79 | 26 | 1 in 309 |
| Kansas | #79 | 42 | 1 in 325 |
| Oklahoma | #80 | 55 | 1 in 323 |
| Minnesota | #82 | 74 | 1 in 337 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 11 | 1 in 298 |
| New York | #84 | 226 | 1 in 386 |
| Florida | #85 | 242 | 1 in 394 |
| North Carolina | #85 | 146 | 1 in 349 |
| New Jersey | #86 | 110 | 1 in 370 |
| Alabama | #87 | 65 | 1 in 339 |
| South Carolina | #87 | 60 | 1 in 342 |
| Alaska | #88 | 9 | 1 in 272 |
| Wisconsin | #89 | 70 | 1 in 338 |
| New Mexico | #90 | 21 | 1 in 317 |
| Delaware | #91 | 12 | 1 in 267 |
| Mississippi | #92 | 32 | 1 in 360 |
| Virginia | #92 | 99 | 1 in 388 |
| Montana | #95 | 12 | 1 in 283 |
| Georgia | #98 | 130 | 1 in 394 |
| Indiana | #103 | 84 | 1 in 384 |
| Massachusetts | #103 | 71 | 1 in 389 |
| Oregon | #103 | 39 | 1 in 392 |
| Nebraska | #104 | 24 | 1 in 361 |
| Washington | #105 | 77 | 1 in 432 |
| Iowa | #107 | 36 | 1 in 388 |
| Louisiana | #126 | 44 | 1 in 485 |
| Michigan | #127 | 87 | 1 in 477 |
| Pennsylvania | #127 | 105 | 1 in 510 |
| Rhode Island | #127 | 9 | 1 in 377 |
| Connecticut | #144 | 27 | 1 in 517 |
| Ohio | #146 | 93 | 1 in 571 |
| Missouri | #147 | 50 | 1 in 559 |
| Maine | #154 | 9 | 1 in 450 |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Axel
- 1 spot since 2024 (#78 → #79)
- 7 spots since 2020 (#72 → #79)
- 44 spots since 2015 (#123 → #79)
- Biggest jump: 574 spots in 1989 (#1,525 → #951)
- Biggest drop: 402 spots in 1908 (#815 → #1,217)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2023 at #71 (4,523 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 1,000: 68 yrs · run 1989–2025
- Highest: 1 in 370 boys born in 2020 were named Axel (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 413 boys born in 2025 (0.24%)
- Its best rank, #71 in 2023, was only 1 in 378 (0.26%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 43.9% of all boys named Axel (31,809) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 | #336 (1886) | #455 |
| 1890s | 165 | #371 (1893) | #491 |
| 1900s | 86 | #709 (1906) | #913 |
| 1910s | 291 | #854 (1912) | #1,067 |
| 1920s | 232 | #1,101 (1921) | #1,785 |
| 1930s | 89 | #1,837 (1935) | #2,502 |
| 1940s | 81 | #2,182 (1943) | #2,773 |
| 1950s | 85 | #1,838 (1958) | #2,495 |
| 1960s | 168 | #1,440 (1969) | #2,052 |
| 1970s | 222 | #1,435 (1970) | #2,076 |
| 1980s | 446 | #951 (1989) | #1,667 |
| 1990s | 1,534 | #795 (1998) | #878 |
| 2000s | 10,613 | #258 (2001) | #304 |
| 2010s | 31,809 | #84 (2019) | #132 |
| 2020s | 26,475 | #71 (2023) | #75 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Axel in 2022
Top girls' names in 2022
Top boys' names in 2022
More about 2022
girls
1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 109,342 of them was named Axel, which outranked 59.0% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,984Zeriah16
- #6,984Ziomara16
- #6,984Zoila16
- #7,281Axel15
- #7,281Aaminah15
- #7,281Aasiya15
- #7,281Abiha15
- #7,631Aalaiyah14
- #7,631Aaliah14
- #7,631Abi14
Tied with 349 names at #7,281; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 401 of them was named Axel, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.