Recorded 2017–2022 Boys' name Peak 2017 16 births

Axelson — boys' name

16 babies named Axelson in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s5
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Axelson was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

6 babies were named Axelson in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Axelson

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Axelson between 2017 and 2022, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Axelson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Axelson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Axelson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Axelson 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 16 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.

Axelson at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

16

Since 2017

6 years of records

Peak year

2017

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2017

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2022

Axelson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2017

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 202220182017 6

Axelson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 69% of Axelson's all-time total
2010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Axelson?
16 babies have been named Axelson since 2017. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 6 births.
When was Axelson most popular?
Axelson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Axelson been used?
Axelson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 6 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Axelson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Axel, Axell, Axeton, Axe, 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, 2017–2022 (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.