Axl
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AK-sel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,033 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,123 for boys
Axl is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of peace”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 1,123rd for boys in the US (190 babies).
What does Axl mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Axel, a Danish form of Absalom
“father of peace”
A spelling made famous by Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Axl a girl's or a boy's name?
Axl is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK and 190 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Axl in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,033among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Axl, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 52 boys.
Half of all the boys named Axl in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 432 boys in the UK were given Axl or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #151, up from #1,033 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.
Axl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 52 | #722 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 38 | #866 |
| 2019 | 31 | #1,016 |
| 2018 | 45 | #796 |
| 2017 | 38 | #901 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 33 | #982 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Axl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,123among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 190about 1 in 9,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 190 boys in the US were named Axl, making it the 1,123rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 756th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 379 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Axl than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Axl in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,720 boys in the US were given Axl or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #77, up from #1,123 for this spelling alone.
Axl in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 190 | #1,123 |
| 2024 | 218 | #1,023 |
| 2023 | 259 | #897 |
| 2022 | 276 | #873 |
| 2021 | 281 | #845 |
| 2020 | 318 | #756 |
| 2019 | 379 | #677 |
| 2018 | 322 | #740 |
| 2017 | 339 | #717 |
| 2016 | 306 | #778 |
| 2015 | 313 | #761 |
| 2014 | 270 | #835 |
| 2013 | 113 | #1,459 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,551 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,885 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,168 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,182 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
Names like Axl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Ezra Arlo Asher Thiago Abel Archer Rio Yusuf Zion Musa Cooper
Other spellings of Axl
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Axl: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/axl, updated 20 October 2026.