Recorded 2002–2023 Boys' name Peak 2019 192 births

Axxel — boys' name

192 babies named Axxel in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s1202020s50
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Axxel was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

19 babies were named Axxel in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Axxel

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Axxel between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Axxel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Axxel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Axxel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Axxel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Axxel 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 192 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.

Axxel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

192

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2019

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Axxel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2023202020172014201120042002 6

Axxel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
120 births that decade — 63% of Axxel's all-time total
2000s222010s1202020s50

Axxel by state

Where Axxel concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Axxel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.1%
Texas share of Axxel's total US births 3.1%

6 of 192 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Axxel?
192 babies have been named Axxel since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 19 births.
When was Axxel most popular?
Axxel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Axxel most popular?
The top states for the name Axxel are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Axxel been used?
Axxel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Axxel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Axxton, Axxl. 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, 2002–2023 (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.