Axcel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AK-sel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Axcel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of peace”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Axcel mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Axel, the Scandinavian form of Absalom
“father of peace”
Axel developed in Scandinavia from Absalom, the name of a rebellious son of King David.
Is Axcel a girl's or a boy's name?
Axcel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Axcel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Axcel, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Axcel in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,720 boys in the US were given Axcel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #77, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Axcel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Nicknames for Axcel
- Ax
Names like Axcel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ares Azriel Thiago Luca Aziel Ezra Abdiel Marquez Boaz Aviel Angel Josue
Other spellings of Axcel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Axcel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/axcel, updated 20 October 2026.