Given name · also Latin, German
Axelle
“source of life; small oak”·“axe”·“peace”
Axelle is used as a given name. Interpretations include “source of life; small oak”, “axe”, and “peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “source of life; small oak”, “axe”, and “peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with German, Latin, and Hebrew naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Axelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 204
- 5 boys · 199 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,420 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,420 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 270 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Axelle’s family of names
Axelle has a related form in Axl. Axelle has a related form in Axell. Axelle has a related form in Axela.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Axelle
- Axelle RedBelgian singer-songwriterborn 1968
- Axelle Kabouauthor and journalist living in Franceborn 1955
- Axelle CarolynBelgian actor, make-up artist, writerborn 1979
- Axelle LaffontFrench actressborn 1970
- Axelle DauwensBelgian hurdlerborn 1990
- Axelle LemaireFrench socialist politicianborn 1974
- Axelle ÉtienneFrench cyclistborn 1998
- Axelle MollaretFrench skierborn 1992
- Axelle KlinckaertBelgian artistic gymnastborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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