Axl

Where Axl comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Axl.

Axl through the years
  1. 1962
    Axl Rose born
    American singer-songwriter
  2. 1988
    First appearance
    #4,786 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1999
    Axl Ríos born
    association football player
  4. 2019
    Peak, #677
    379 babies named Axl, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Axl Rose · American singer-songwriter, born 1962
  • Axl Ríos · association football player, born 1999
  • Axl Leskoschek · Austrian painter and journalist, 1889–1976
  • Axl Osborne · American acrobatic gymnast, born 1995

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.