US rank #9411 Boys' name Peak 2001 249 births

Acxel — #9411 US boys' name

249 babies named Acxel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1342010s862020s24
#9411
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Acxel was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

23 babies were named Acxel in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Acxel

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Acxel between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Acxel currently holds the #9411 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Acxel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Acxel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Acxel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Acxel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 249 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Acxel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

249

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2001

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,411

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Acxel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 202420182015201220092006200320001999 5

Acxel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
134 births that decade — 54% of Acxel's all-time total
1990s52000s1342010s862020s24

Acxel by state

Where Acxel concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Acxel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Acxel's total US births 2.0%

5 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acxel?
249 babies have been named Acxel since 1999. It currently ranks #9411 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 23 births.
When was Acxel most popular?
Acxel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Acxel most popular?
The top states for the name Acxel are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Acxel been used?
Acxel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.