NameTides

Axl

Axl was the #1,123 boys' name in the US in 2025 (190 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Axl as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Axl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Axl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,123 (190)#953 (32)———#1,718 (12)
2024#1,023 (218)#898 (35)#727 (3)——#1,353 (16)
2023#897 (259)#1,108 (26)#614 (4)——#1,592 (12)
2022#873 (276)#688 (49)#703 (3)——#971 (24)
2021#845 (281)#888 (34)———#997 (23)
2020#756 (318)#829 (36)——#556 (5)#802 (30)
2019#677 (379)#929 (31)——#764 (3)#862 (27)
2018#740 (322)#786 (41)#595 (4)——#762 (32)
2017#717 (339)#931 (33)—#415 (3)—#695 (36)
2016#778 (306)#994 (29)———#713 (36)
2015#761 (313)#950 (31)——#699 (3)#659 (39)
2014#835 (270)#1,486 (16)——#715 (3)#784 (30)
2013#1,459 (113)#1,404 (17)———#1,380 (13)
2012#1,551 (102)#1,756 (13)———#1,552 (11)
2011#1,886 (74)#2,390 (8)———#1,467 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #677.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1988.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Axl is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,500 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Axl by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #579INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: #330WVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #489ARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #953TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Axl (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AxlCanadaBoys#1,71812
AxlEngland & WalesBoys#95332
AxlIrelandBoys—too few
AxlNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AxlScotlandBoys—too few
AxlUSGirls—too few
AxlUSBoys#1,123190