Axl
- Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088
- #1,123 for boys in 2025, 190 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2019 · 379 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,408since 1988
Axl over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Axl has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,123 | 190 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,023 | 218 | |
| 2023 | — | #897 | 259 | |
| 2022 | — | #873 | 276 | |
| 2021 | — | #845 | 281 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #756 | 318 |
| 2019 | — | #677 | 379 | |
| 2018 | — | #740 | 322 | |
| 2017 | — | #717 | 339 | |
| 2016 | — | #778 | 306 | |
| 2015 | — | #761 | 313 | |
| 2014 | — | #835 | 270 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,459 | 113 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,551 | 102 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,886 | 74 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,169 | 61 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,183 | 61 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,684 | 46 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,442 | 52 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,832 | 40 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,803 | 38 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,285 | 29 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,186 | 29 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,502 | 17 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,321 | 26 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,764 | 21 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,762 | 14 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,840 | 10 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,878 | 12 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,923 | 24 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,109 | 22 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,509 | 29 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,467 | 29 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,828 | 23 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,628 | 25 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,902 | 21 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
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First appearance
1988
The first year at least five boys were named Axl! It came in at #4,786, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1988, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Axl is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- West Virginia#330 · 1 in 1,232
- Arkansas#489 · 1 in 2,098
- Indiana#579 · 1 in 2,878
- Colorado#680 · 1 in 3,836
- Oklahoma#698 · 1 in 3,536
Best ever in a state: #239 in West Virginia, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Indiana | #579 | 11 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Oklahoma | #698 | 5 | 1 in 3,536 |
| South Carolina | #743 | 5 | 1 in 4,240 |
| Tennessee | #777 | 8 | 1 in 4,596 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Ohio | #801 | 10 | 1 in 5,253 |
| Virginia | #875 | 7 | 1 in 5,322 |
| Texas | #953 | 25 | 1 in 7,002 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,094 | 6 | 1 in 8,710 |
| Georgia | #1,096 | 7 | 1 in 7,174 |
| Illinois | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 9,910 |
| Florida | #1,353 | 8 | 1 in 11,942 |
| California | #1,438 | 12 | 1 in 14,623 |
| New York | #1,576 | 6 | 1 in 14,070 |
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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 Axl
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 367 spots since 2020 (#756 → #1,123)
- Biggest jump: 624 spots in 2014
- Biggest drop: 126 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1988
- Peaked 2019 at #677 (379 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 2014–2023
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,734
- Highest: 1 in 4,734 boys born in 2019 were named Axl (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,990 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 51.7% of all boys named Axl (2,279) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 | #2,902 (1989) | #3,844 |
| 1990s | 198 | #2,467 (1992) | #3,759 |
| 2000s | 359 | #2,183 (2009) | #3,100 |
| 2010s | 2,279 | #677 (2019) | #1,157 |
| 2020s | 1,542 | #756 (2020) | #920 |
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.
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