#782024 rank
2020peak year
60,568babies named Axel since 1880
▼ 6%5-year trend
Axel popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Axel mean?
The Scandinavian form of Absalom, from Hebrew Avshalom, 'father of peace'. Borne by the medieval Danish archbishop Absalon, it became a noble name in Denmark and Sweden.
OriginScandinavian
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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Spellings & variants
Aksel
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