Given name
Axil
“source of life; small oak”·“axe”·“peace”
Axil is a variant of Axel. Interpretations include “source of life; small oak”, “axe”, and “peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Axil is a variant of Axel. Interpretations include “source of life; small oak”, “axe”, and “peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Axil is a variant of Axel. Axel has been associated with German, Latin, and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Axil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 135
- 135 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,811 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,811 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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