Axxel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AK-sel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Axxel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of peace”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Axxel mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Axel, a Scandinavian form of Absalom
“father of peace”
Respelling of Axel, a Scandinavian form of Absalom, the name of King David's rebellious son in the Bible.
Is Axxel a girl's or a boy's name?
Axxel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Axxel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Axxel, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Axxel in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,720 boys in the US were given Axxel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #77, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Axxel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Axxel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aziel Azriel Ares Thiago Ezra Adriel Archer Atlas Jaziel Asher Luca Abdiel
Other spellings of Axxel
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, “Axxel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/axxel, updated 20 October 2026.