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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

0.006%0.011%0.017%0.023%18801900192019401960198020002020#677 in 2019
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2019

Where Axl is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025MI—New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: #579 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#579Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025CT—California: #1438 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1438Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025UT—Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025NE—Missouri: #789 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MO#789Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025KY—West Virginia: #330 (5 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)WV#330Virginia: #875 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#875Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025KS—Arkansas: #489 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #777 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#777North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025NC—South Carolina: #743 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)SC#743District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025AL—Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Axl in 2025HI—Texas: #953 (25 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#953Florida: #1353 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1353
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.

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