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Axel

Boy

Origin of the name

Axel comes from the Danish Aksel. According to some sources, it is a form of Absalon, the name of a 12th-century Danish bishop.

Comeback name

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2020 was its best year: 4,667 births, or 1 baby in 716. Almost forgotten around 1955, with about 0 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 79. 44% of all babies named Axel since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
72,459births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 72rank at its peak, in 2020

Where babies named Axel are born

2020

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The darker the blue, the more common Axel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Axel is most common in Nevada (2.5 times), Arizona (2) and Texas (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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