Ax vs Axel
Side-by-side comparison of Ax and Axel — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Ax Axel Current Rank Unranked #78 Total Births (all years) 5 68,288 Peak Year 2019 2020 Peak Year Births 5 4,666 Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 2019 1880
Births by Decade Decade Ax Axel 1880ss — 163 1890ss — 165 1900ss — 86 1910ss — 291 1920ss — 232 1930ss — 89 1940ss — 81 1950ss — 85 1960ss — 168 1970ss — 221 1980ss — 446 1990ss — 1,534 2000ss — 10,613 2010ss 5 31,803 2020ss — 22,311
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Ax Axel 2014 — 2,804 2015 — 3,248 2016 — 3,467 2017 — 3,789 2018 — 4,072 2019 5 4,504 2020 — 4,666 2021 — 4,538 2022 — 4,342 2023 — 4,520 2024 — 4,245