Recorded 2000–2020 Boys' name Peak 2020 76 births

Axsel — boys' name

76 babies named Axsel in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s332020s12
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Axsel was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

12 babies were named Axsel in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Axsel

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Axsel between 2000 and 2020, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Axsel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Axsel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Axsel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Axsel 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 76 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.

Axsel at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

76

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2020

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Axsel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2000

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2020201920182016201120102008200620012000 7

Axsel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 43% of Axsel's all-time total
2000s312010s332020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Axsel?
76 babies have been named Axsel since 2000. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 12 births.
When was Axsel most popular?
Axsel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Axsel been used?
Axsel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Axsel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Axston, Axson. 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, 2000–2020 (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.