Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Axel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Axel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2020

Peak rank proxy

4,666

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20202024

Peak year

2020

Decline from peak

2024

4,245

All-time

68,288

Axel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2020, when 4,666 boys were named Axel.

In 2024, only 4,245 boys were given the name.

Down 9% from its peak.

All told, about 68,288 Americans have been named Axel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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