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Axell

Masculine · “father of peace”

1995high 2021
#2006 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare75 boys in 2025

Axell doubles the l on Axel, and the Scandinavian name is Absalom — father of peace, in Hebrew, given to a prince who died rebelling against his father.

How old is the name Axell?

Axell first appears in US birth records in 1995 — 30 years ago. The typical Axell is a kid of about 5 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,100 people named Axell are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Axell most popular?

Axell peaked in 2021, reaching #1565 nationally. Today it ranks #2006, 441 places below that high. See the whole 2021 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Axell

Absalom rebelled against David, was caught by his hair in an oak, and killed against orders; David's lament is among the most-quoted verses in Samuel. Absalon, a twelfth-century archbishop, founded Copenhagen and made the name Danish. Axel became standard in Scandinavia, and Axell appears in American records in current use.

Meaning

father of peace

Through Absalom, from the Hebrew Avshalom — av, 'father', and shalom, 'peace'. Scandinavian contracted it to Absalon and then Axel. The Hebrew is ordinary and the meaning undisputed, and its irony against the bearer's story is entirely in the biblical text.

How the name formed

  1. av shalom
  2. Avshalom
  3. Absalon
  4. Axell

Related forms: Axel · Aksel · Avshalom

Pronouncing Axell

AK-sul

Two syllables, stress on the first. Axell and Axel are said identically.

Nicknames for Axell

Moderate

AxThe front clipping, which collides with an ordinary English noun
AxelThe standard spelling, available as an alternative on the page
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1995–20251115601117519952025

US babies named Axell per year from 1995 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#15651990s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1995
Most boys named
2021111 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1565reached in 2021
Change vs 2024
−16.7%75 in 2025, from 90
Axell sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2021, with 111 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Axell in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Axel in Swedish — spelling variant
  • Aksel in Danish — related form
  • Avshalom in Hebrew — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Arizona.

Axells among us

1,100

people named Axell are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 22,774 born in 2025 was named Axell

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Axell

#2006
Axell on the 2025 chart
#81
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Axell went to 75 boys in 2025, but Axel and Aksel are the same name said out loud. Together the 5 spellings went to 4,390, which makes it the 81st most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,925 places above the chart.

and 2 rarer spellings.

About 1 boy in 389 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 22,774 for Axell itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Adian test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Axell's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Adian climbed just as high around 2004, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Adian's path sketches the road Axell is walking now.

40%chance Axell will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Axell, aligned on its peakAdian· peak 2004not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-30 yrs+20 yrsAdian · #5367Axell today
Axell today is about where Adian stood in 2008 — 4 years past a #1565-sized peak. By 2023, Adian had settled around #5367.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Axell sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Axell is headed

19952030

US babies named Axell per year, 1995 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Axell should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.

Steady+3% by 2030projected around #2,074 in 2030

Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Axell beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Axell in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Axellthis name75#2006Esdras75#2006Oaklee75#2006Rogan75#2006Brentley75#2006

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • The father-of-peace meaning is transparent, undisputed and unusually good.
  • The founder of Copenhagen carries the Danish form.
  • Axel is available as the standard spelling on the page.
What to consider
  • Axel is overwhelmingly the standard spelling.
  • The biblical Absalom's story ends in rebellion and death.
  • The Ax clipping is an ordinary English noun.

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Frequently asked

How many Axells are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Axell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Axell?
Axell is one of 3 recorded spellings. Axel is the more common one — 4,140 births in 2025 against 75 for Axell.
How popular is the name Axell in 2025?
Axell ranks #2006 among US boy names in 2025, with 75 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Axell?
About 1 in every 22,774 US boys born in 2025 was named Axell — 75 in all.
Will my child share the name Axell with classmates?
Axell will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Axell

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Esdras#2006 · Oaklee#2006 · Rogan#2006 · Brentley#2006 · Kadence#2006 · Fenix#2006 · Edmond#2006 · Rayne#2006

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