Given name & surname
Axl
“source of life; small oak”·“axe”·“peace”
Axl 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
Axl 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
Axl 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 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Axl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,413
- 4,408 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 379 babies
- 2025
- 190
- #1,123 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 190 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,123 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 379 in 2019. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,542 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.
Axl’s family of names
Axl has a related form in Axel. Axl has a related form in Axelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Axl
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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