Axl
Axl was the 1123rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 190 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 677th with 379 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 362 places. More babies were named Axl in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,123 boys, down 367 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 190boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019379 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,413babies recorded
Axl popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,123 | 190 |
| 2020 | #756 | 318 |
| 2010 | #2,173 | 61 |
| 2000 | #3,777 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,632 | 25 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Axl, counting every spelling?
Axl is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,062 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,123 for Axl on its own. Together these spellings went to 190 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axl | 190 | #1,123 | 1,224 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Axl?
190 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Axl (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Axl born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 44 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Axl.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Axl?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Axl are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Axl a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Axl by state
How common Axl was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.3×), Wisconsin (1.7×), Colorado (1.7×), Indiana (1.5×). In 18 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Axl: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Axl, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Axl
How popular is the name Axl?
Axl was the 1123rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 190 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 677th with 379 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 362 places. More babies were named Axl in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Axl a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Axl in the US.
Where is Axl most popular?
In 2021–2025, Axl was most common in West Virginia (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.