Axel

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Axel is a given name of Hebrew via Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 68,489 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 68,288 as boys and 201 as girls. Axel gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2020 and remains popular today. It is the #894 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,253
2023 4,532
2022 4,357
2021 4,551
2020 4,674
2019 4,512
2018 4,080
2017 3,807
2016 3,477
2015 3,260
2014 2,814
2013 2,433
2012 2,482
2011 3,046
2010 1,980
2009 1,330
2008 1,265
2007 1,207
2006 1,132
2005 1,056
2004 943
2003 809
2002 918
2001 1,279
2000 731
1999 191
1998 192
1997 171
1996 161
1995 145
1994 133
1993 124
1992 135
1991 151
1990 131
1989 115
1988 48
1987 49
1986 56
1985 36
1984 37
1983 29
1982 25
1981 25
1980 26
1979 29
1978 20
1977 24
1976 26
1975 17
1974 17
1973 20
1972 16
1971 19
1970 33
1969 31
1968 23
1967 12
1966 14
1965 15
1964 15
1963 13
1962 14
1961 18
1960 13
1959 19
1958 19
1956 9
1955 6
1952 11
1951 7
1950 14
1949 9
1948 5
1947 9
1946 7
1945 8
1944 8
1943 12
1942 9
1941 9
1940 5
1939 8
1938 6
1937 8
1936 11
1935 15
1934 8
1932 10
1931 8
1930 15
1929 20
1928 6
1927 23
1926 13
1925 33
1924 22
1923 24
1922 23
1921 41
1920 27
1919 21
1918 40
1917 36
1916 49
1915 49
1914 25
1913 21
1912 27
1911 11
1910 12
1909 8
1908 6
1907 11
1906 12
1905 8
1904 6
1903 10
1902 8
1901 6
1900 11
1899 14
1898 20
1897 17
1896 15
1895 20
1894 10
1893 23
1892 13
1891 17
1890 16
1889 18
1888 16
1887 18
1886 25
1885 16
1884 16
1883 12
1882 12
1881 14
1880 16