Axl
A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning father of peace; a respelling of Axel.
How Axl has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #761 |
| 2016 | #778 |
| 2017 | #717 |
| 2018 | #741 |
| 2019 | #679 |
| 2020 | #756 |
| 2021 | #842 |
| 2022 | #867 |
| 2023 | #897 |
Axl by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Axl. In the US, 335 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Axel
Like Axl, each of these traces back to Axel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Axellfather of peace; variant of Axel32 in the US (2017)
- Axellefather of peace; a form of Axel19 in the US (2017)
- Axel-Jamesfather of peace and supplanter; compound of Axel and James3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Axl. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean peace
Like Axl, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
- Frederickpeaceful ruler; peaceful and powerful954 in England and Wales (2025)