Axell
Axell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Axell Hodges, motocross and X Games competitor Bert Axell (1915–2001), British naturalist and conservationist Evelyne Axell (1935–1972), Belgian painter Suzanne Axell, Swedish journalist and television presenter
Meaning & Origin of Axell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Axell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Axell Hodges, motocross and X Games competitor Bert Axell (1915–2001), British naturalist and conservationist Evelyne Axell (1935–1972), Belgian painter Suzanne Axell, Swedish journalist and television presenter
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The Story of Axell
Axell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 111 Axells were born — ranking #1,565 that year. As of 2026, Axell ranks #1,786 for baby boys with 92 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Axells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Axell
Axell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Axell's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,565. Use the chart and map above to compare Axell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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