Boys' name · since 2000
Axsel
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Axsel, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
76 boys have been named Axsel since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Axsel has been recorded 76 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2020.
- #19,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Axsel ranks #19,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Axsel's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Axsel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Axsel's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Axsel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Axsel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Axsel's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Axsel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Axsel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Axsel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
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, 2000–2020 (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 Axsel 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.