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Axel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Axel ranks #79 in male records (4,140 reported) and #11,077 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Axel becoming more popular?

Axel's reported male count decreased by 115 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #78 to #79. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Axel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AxelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,6670201620252016: 10 female records2017: 18 female records2018: 8 female records2019: 8 female records2020: 8 female records2021: 13 female records2022: 15 female records2023: 12 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 3,467 male records2017: 3,789 male records2018: 4,074 male records2019: 4,505 male records2020: 4,667 male records2021: 4,540 male records2022: 4,350 male records2023: 4,523 male records2024: 4,255 male records2025: 4,140 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,0774,14079
2024811,2564,25578
2023128,5534,52371
2022157,3264,35076
2021138,0914,54076
2020811,2374,66772
2019811,5104,50584
2018811,5574,07494
2017186,5783,789104
20161010,2073,467116

Questions about Axel’s popularity

How common is Axel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Axel ranks #79 in male records (4,140 reported) and #11,077 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Axel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Axel only.

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