Axell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AK-sel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,006 for boys
Axell is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of peace”. In 2025 it ranked 2,006th for boys in the US (75 babies).
What does Axell mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Axel, the Scandinavian form of Absalom
“father of peace”
Axel is a medieval Danish form of Absalom; Bishop Absalon, founder of Copenhagen, was also known as Axel.
Is Axell a girl's or a boy's name?
Axell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 75 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Axell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys.
Axell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
How popular is Axell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,006among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the US were named Axell, making it the 2,006th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,743rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 111 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Axell than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Axell in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,720 boys in the US were given Axell or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #77, up from #2,006 for this spelling alone.
Axell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2,006 |
| 2024 | 90 | #1,809 |
| 2023 | 93 | #1,754 |
| 2022 | 107 | #1,626 |
| 2021 | 111 | #1,565 |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,743 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,642 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,936 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Nicknames for Axell
- Ax
Names like Axell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Asher Albie Atlas Archer Abel Ezra Noah Hudson Enzo Arlo Matteo Theo
Other spellings of Axell
Names related to Axell
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Axell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/axell, updated 20 October 2026.