Boys' name · since 2017

Axelson

Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Axelson, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade

Axelson is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2017.

Social Security Administration records show Axelson recorded 16 times among boys since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2022.

  • #30,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2017
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Axelson ranks #30,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Axelson's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Axelson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Axelson's full recorded timeline at 2018, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Axelson popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 201720182022 5

Axelson by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2010s was Axelson's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Axelson births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Axelson? ▼
Axelson has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,554 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 6 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Axelson sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Axelson ranks #30,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Axelson since 2017 -- 6 years through the most recent 2022 data.
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.

What to do with Axelson's data

  • Axelson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Axelson

Nearby Names Like Axelson

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Axelson

Axel Boy
#79 72,459 births
Axell Boy
#2013 1,125 births
Axeton Boy
#13128 128 births
Axe Boy
#11615 65 births
Axen Boy
26 births

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Chatman
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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Axelson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2017–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Axelson 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 August 2026.