Axel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1996 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 547 babies (rank #100 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,352

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

547

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Axel

Axel Witselassociation football player · b. 1989
Axel Munthepersonal physician · b. 1857
Axel Oxenstiernaland owner · b. 1583
Axel Rodrigues de Arrudaassociation football player · b. 1970
Axel Disasiassociation football player · b. 1998

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#901
1997	16	#922
1998	18	#855
1999	12	#1,145
2000	12	#1,173
2001	17	#949
2002	19	#911
2003	13	#1,254
2004	13	#1,350
2005	24	#922
2006	34	#750
2007	23	#1,057
2008	31	#869
2009	28	#947
2010	43	#710
2011	41	#761
2012	55	#635
2013	54	#633
2014	86	#457
2015	122	#363
2016	128	#362
2022	547	#100