Axel
Pronounced AE1 K S AH0 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2020
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Axel?
Axel is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 71,765 children — the 386th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2020, when 4,813 children were given it.
Axle is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Axel and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Axle
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 K S AH0 L
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Axel
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Axel
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Axel?
- Axel ranks 386th among boys' names in US records, with 71,765 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 42,907.
- Is Axel a unisex name?
- No. Axel is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Axel most popular?
- 2020, when 4,813 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Axel spelled?
- Axle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.