Boy name
Axl
Axl holds the #1123 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 190 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #756 in 2020 to #1123 today. Its strongest year on record was 2019 (#677 nationally, 379 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1988. The name's biggest fan base is in West Virginia (#330 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#1123
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#677
in 2019 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
190
boys named Axl
Axl popularity, 1880–2025
Where Axl is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#330), Arkansas (#489), Indiana (#579)
Uniqueness score
55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Axl in the most recent year of SSA data.