Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2018
Axen
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Axen, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 2018–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Axen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 2018.
Axen has 26 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2022.
- 26 total births
- 2018–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Axen since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 26
- total births
- 2018–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Axen was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
6 babies were named Axen in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Axen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Axen's full recorded timeline at 2020, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% 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 2020 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Axen at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Axen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2022
- Peak year (2020)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Axen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Axen's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Axen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Axen? ▼
Axen has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 6 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Axen most popular? ▼
Axen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Axen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Axen since 2018 -- 5 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Axen? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Axen
Nearby Names Like Axen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Axen
Axel Boy
#78 72,459 births
Axell Boy
#1818 1,125 births
Axeton Boy
#8825 128 births
Axe Boy
65 births
Axelson Boy
16 births
Compare Axen side by side: Axen vs Axel Axen vs Axell Axen vs Axeton
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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, 2018–2022 (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. "Axen: Baby Name Since 2018 - 26 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/axen. 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 Axen 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.