Axel

Given to 72,668 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

205 since 2024

#79

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

4,148

girls 8 · boys 4,140

Peak year

2020

4,667 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

72,668

since 1880

Born an Axel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Axel was most popular in 2020, when 4,667 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,140 babies were named Axel, ranking #79 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	4,140	79
2024	8	11122	4,255	78
2023	12	8486	4,523	71
2022	15	7281	4,350	76
2021	13	8024	4,540	76
2020	8	11090	4,667	72
2019	8	11356	4,505	84
2018	8	11427	4,074	94
2017	18	6531	3,789	104
2016	10	10113	3,467	116
2015	12	8931	3,249	123
2014	10	10129	2,806	145
2013	5	16547	2,428	168
2012	<5	—	2,482	162
2011	10	10374	3,036	137
2010	7	13448	1,973	187
2009	11	9975	1,319	264
2008	8	12579	1,257	272
2007	11	10129	1,196	288
2006	<5	—	1,132	296
2005	9	10921	1,047	314
2004	5	16099	938	325
2003	<5	—	809	346
2002	8	11108	910	314
2001	5	15352	1,274	258
2000	<5	—	731	361
1999	<5	—	191	799
1998	<5	—	192	795
1997	<5	—	171	838
1996	<5	—	161	860
1995	<5	—	145	917
1994	<5	—	133	955
1993	<5	—	124	965
1992	<5	—	135	911
1991	<5	—	151	845
1990	<5	—	131	898
1989	<5	—	115	951
1988	<5	—	48	1525
1987	<5	—	49	1467
1986	<5	—	56	1299
1985	<5	—	36	1698
1984	<5	—	37	1606
1983	<5	—	29	1864
1982	<5	—	25	2111
1981	<5	—	25	2086
1980	<5	—	26	2058
1979	<5	—	29	1867
1978	<5	—	20	2279
1977	<5	—	24	2008
1976	<5	—	26	1873
1975	<5	—	17	2450
1974	<5	—	17	2358
1973	<5	—	20	2036
1972	<5	—	16	2323
1971	<5	—	19	2126
1970	<5	—	34	1435
1969	<5	—	31	1440
1968	<5	—	23	1650
1967	<5	—	12	2352
1966	<5	—	14	2132
1965	<5	—	15	2084
1964	<5	—	15	2114
1963	<5	—	13	2300
1962	<5	—	14	2186
1961	<5	—	18	1948
1960	<5	—	13	2315
1959	<5	—	19	1865
1958	<5	—	19	1838
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	<5	—	9	2798
1955	<5	—	6	3505
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	11	2376
1951	<5	—	7	3066
1950	<5	—	14	2019
1949	<5	—	9	2606
1948	<5	—	5	3668
1947	<5	—	9	2671
1946	<5	—	7	2919
1945	<5	—	8	2574
1944	<5	—	8	2633
1943	<5	—	12	2182
1942	<5	—	9	2523
1941	<5	—	9	2491
1940	<5	—	5	3459
1939	<5	—	8	2609
1938	<5	—	6	3175
1937	<5	—	8	2680
1936	<5	—	11	2184
1935	<5	—	15	1837
1934	<5	—	8	2742
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	10	2465
1931	<5	—	8	2864
1930	<5	—	15	1964
1929	<5	—	20	1672
1928	<5	—	6	3697
1927	<5	—	23	1603
1926	<5	—	13	2302
1925	<5	—	33	1246
1924	<5	—	22	1675
1923	<5	—	24	1551
1922	<5	—	23	1591
1921	<5	—	41	1101
1920	<5	—	27	1416
1919	<5	—	21	1624
1918	<5	—	40	1079
1917	<5	—	36	1113
1916	<5	—	49	892
1915	<5	—	49	879
1914	<5	—	25	1153
1913	<5	—	21	1112
1912	<5	—	27	854
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	<5	—	12	928
1909	<5	—	8	1083
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	11	815
1906	<5	—	12	709
1905	<5	—	8	919
1904	<5	—	6	1064
1903	<5	—	10	734
1902	<5	—	8	862
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	11	785
1899	<5	—	14	521
1898	<5	—	20	452
1897	<5	—	17	473
1896	<5	—	15	534
1895	<5	—	20	437
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	23	371
1892	<5	—	13	572
1891	<5	—	17	427
1890	<5	—	16	458
1889	<5	—	18	434
1888	<5	—	16	484
1887	<5	—	18	392
1886	<5	—	25	336
1885	<5	—	16	462
1884	<5	—	16	468
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	12	540
1881	<5	—	14	460
1880	<5	—	16	442