Axle vs Axl

Side-by-side comparison of Axle and Axl - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Axle

Boy name · Rank #1763

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Name B

Axl

Boy name · Rank #1024

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Metric Axle Axl
Current Rank #1763 #1024
Total Births (all years) 1,816 4,408
Peak Year 2021 2019
Peak Year Births 150 379
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1988

Births by Decade

Decade Axle Axl
1980s 12 30
1990s 25 198
2000s 83 359
2010s 971 2,279
2020s 725 1,542

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Axle Axl
2014 109 270
2015 127 313
2016 133 306
2017 136 339
2018 123 322
2019 148 379
2020 129 318
2021 150 281
2022 129 276
2023 128 259
2024 94 218
2025 95 190

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2025.

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