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Name meaning & stats

Axl

Axl means “father of peace” (Germanic origin). 4,413 US babies since 1940, peak 2019.

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What it means

“father of peace”

GermanicSpelling of Axel

In US birth records

Peak year: 2019

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4,413 US babies were named Axl between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Axl (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 19 Axels spell it Axl

  • Axel 86%
  • Axl 5%
  • Aksel 3%
  • Axle 2%
  • Axell 1%
  • Axyl 1%
  • Axcel <1%
  • Axiel <1%
  • Acxel <1%
  • Axil <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2019)