Boy · Name family
Axel
302,719births recorded
25Countries
4Variants
2004Peak · Sweden
#11Denmark 2025
Axel is a boy name family recorded 302,719 times in 25 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Denmark (#11 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Sweden in 2004, at 801.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Aksel (Denmark).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Axel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel | Swedish | 89,905 | 🇫🇷 France | #71 | 2002 | ▼ 54 % |
| Axel | Swedish | 82,336 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #85 | 2006 | ▼ 62 % |
| Axel | Swedish | 72,668 | 🇺🇸 United States | #79 | 2020 | ▲ 42 % |
| Axel | Swedish | 15,449 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #39 | 2004 | ▼ 48 % |
| Axel | Swedish | 4,542 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #341 | 1997 | ▼ 71 % |
| Axel | Swedish | 3,942 | 🏴 England & Wales | #147 | 2022 | ▲ 265 % |
| Aksel | French | 5,780 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | #11 | 2023 | – |
| Aksel | French | 3,110 | 🇫🇷 France | #362 | 2019 | ▲ 36 % |
| Aksel | French | 2,561 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1267 | 2018 | ▲ 35 % |
| Aksel | French | 329 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #220 | 2025 | ▲ 35 % |
| Aksel | French | 237 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1796 | 2024 | ▲ 43 % |
| Aksel | French | 230 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #527 | 2023 | ▼ 15 % |
| Axl | English | 4,413 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1123 | 2019 | ▼ 32 % |
| Axl | English | 902 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2006 | – |
| Axl | English | 462 | 🏴 England & Wales | #953 | 2022 | ▲ 27 % |
| Axl | English | 95 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2010 | – |
| Axl | English | 91 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2017 | – |
| Axl | English | 65 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 2018 | – |
| Axell | English | 1,125 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2006 | 2021 | ▲ 223 % |
| Axell | English | 125 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Axell | English | 20 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2022 | – |
| Axell | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2022 | – |
| Axell | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2021 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Axel ↔ Aksel — checked by hand
- Axel ↔ Axl — verified against linguistic sources
- Axel ↔ Axell — spelling variant
Questions about Axel
How popular is the name Axel?
In 2025 it ranked #11 in Denmark. Official registers record 302,719 births across 25 countries.
What is Axel in other languages?
Aksel (French); Axl (English); Axell (English).
When was Axel most popular?
It peaked in Sweden in 2004, at 801.9 births per 100,000.
Is Axel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Axel is a boy name.