Meaning and history
Axel is a medieval Danish form of Absalom.
20062006: 1,132 births, rank #296
2007: 1,196 births, rank #288
2008: 1,257 births, rank #272
2009: 1,319 births, rank #264
2010: 1,973 births, rank #187
20112011: 3,036 births, rank #137
2012: 2,482 births, rank #162
2013: 2,428 births, rank #168
2014: 2,806 births, rank #145
2015: 3,249 births, rank #123
20162016: 3,467 births, rank #116
2017: 3,789 births, rank #104
2018: 4,074 births, rank #94
2019: 4,505 births, rank #84
2020: 4,667 births, rank #72
20212021: 4,540 births, rank #76
2022: 4,350 births, rank #76
2023: 4,523 births, rank #71
2024: 4,255 births, rank #78
20252025: 4,140 births, rank #79
Axel has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #361 in 2000 to #79 in 2025. It now stands at #79 for boys. Its highest annual birth count came in 2020, with 4,667 births.