US rank #1824 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,049 births

Axell — #1824 US boys' name

1,049 babies named Axell in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s1692010s3812020s488
#1824
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Axell was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

111 babies were named Axell in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Axell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,049 babies named Axell between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Axell currently holds the #1824 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 111 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Axell performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 488 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Axell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Axell in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Axell 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 1,049 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.

Axell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,049

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2021

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,824

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Axell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
111
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
-50050100150 20242020201620122008200420001995 5

Axell by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
488 births that decade — 47% of Axell's all-time total
1990s112000s1692010s3812020s488

Axell by state

Where Axell concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Axell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
139 13.3%
#2 Texas
39 3.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
18 1.7%
#4 Arizona
17 1.6%
#5 Ohio
17 1.6%
#6 Michigan
15 1.4%
#7 New York
12 1.1%
#8 Minnesota
10 1.0%
California share of Axell's total US births 13.3%
Even split

139 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Axell appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Axell?
1,049 babies have been named Axell since 1995. It currently ranks #1824 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 111 births.
When was Axell most popular?
Axell was most popular in the 2020s decade with 488 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Axell most popular?
The top states for the name Axell are California (139 births), Texas (39 births), Pennsylvania (18 births).
How long has the name Axell been used?
Axell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Axell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Axel, Axeton, Axe, Axen, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2024 (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.