Total births
65
Boys' name · since 2015
Axe
Axe has 65 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 65
- total births
- 2015–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Axe is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 65 have been recorded since 2015.
Social Security Administration records show Axe recorded 65 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- 65 total births
- 2015–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
65 boys have been named Axe since 2015, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 65
- total births
- 2015–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Axe was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
11 babies were named Axe in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
Axe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Axe's full recorded timeline at 2020, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Axe at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2019
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Axe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Axe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Axe's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Axe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Axe? ▼
Axe has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 11 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
When was Axe most popular? ▼
Axe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Axe been used? ▼
Records for Axe go back to 2015, giving 11 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Axe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Axel, Axell, Axeton, Axen, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Axe
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Axe: Baby Name Since 2015 - 65 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/axe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Axe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.