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Axl

Boy

Meaning of Axl: Hebrew: 'father of peace'

Axl is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1125th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 898th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1125

190 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#898

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,413

First recorded 1988 · peak 2019

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 46 babies2009: 61 babies2010: 61 babies20102011: 74 babies2012: 102 babies2013: 113 babies2014: 270 babies2015: 313 babies2016: 306 babies2017: 339 babies2018: 322 babies2019: 379 babies2020: 323 babies20202021: 281 babies2022: 276 babies2023: 259 babies2024: 218 babies2025: 190 babies
US babies named Axl per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 379.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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