Axel

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Axel is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli, while a French feminine form is Axelle. Axel is sometimes used as a surname.

From Wikipedia

Axel first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 6 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 121 babies (rank #101 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Axel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Axel yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

205
Total babies (all years)
6
Years in the data
121
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201413#153
201512#161
201618#154
201721#127
2020121#101
202120#128