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Axel

OriginScandinavian variation of Absalom
Meaning"father of peace"
GenderBoy

About Axel

Variation of Absalom

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Axel ranked #79 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #71 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #219.

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Famous Axels

  • Axel Springer

    German journalist and publisher

  • (Hans) Axel von Fersen the Younger

    Swedish soldier and statesman; lover of Marie Antoinette of France

  • Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna

    Count of Södermöre, Swedish statesman

  • Axel Patricio Fernando Witteveen Pardo

    Argentine singer,songwriter

  • Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel

    Belgian footballer

  • Axel Brauns

    German writer and filmmaker

  • Axel Rodrigues de Arruda

    Brazilian footballer

  • Axel Cristóbal Jodorowsky

    Chilean,British actor

  • Axel Kicillof

    Argentine economist and politician

  • Axel Reymond

    French marathon swimmer

  • Axel Tuanzebe

    Congolese,British footballer

  • Axel Rudi Pell

    German guitarist of band Steeler

  • Axel Nelson (b. 1990)

    son of actor John Allen Nelson

  • Axel Saint

    Germain,Rousseau (b. 2008), son of actor Stéphane Rousseau

  • Axel Nurmenkari (b. 2009)

    son of figure skater Ari,Pekka Nurmenkari

  • Axel Paulin Ferrell (b. 2010)

    son of actor Will Ferrell

  • Axel Lee McElhenney (b. 2010)

    son of actors Kaitlin Olson and Robert Dale McElhenney

  • Axel Eaves (b. 2013)

    son of ice hockey player Patrick Eaves

  • Axel Bridges Willis (b. 2015)

    son of TV fitness trainers Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis

  • Axel Rain Green (b. 2016)

    son of ice hockey player Mike Green

  • Axel James Brush (b. 2017)

    son of American reality television star Maddie Brown Brush

  • Axel Strahl Meyers (b.2018)

    son of comedian Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe

  • Axel Charles Bale (b. 2018)

    son of footballer Gareth Bale

  • Charlie Axel Woods (b. 2009)

    son of golfer Tiger Woods

  • Richard Axel

    American biologist; winner of the Nobel Prize

  • Axel Auriant

    French Actor

Axel in pop culture

  • Axel Mortmain

    Character in 'The Infernal Devices' Series by Cassandra Clare

  • Axel von dem Busche

    character in film "The Plot to Kill Hitler"

  • Axel

    minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"

  • Axël d'Auersperg

    main character in play "Axël" by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle,Adam

  • Axel

    deceased king in the "Blood of Kings" trilogy by Jill Williamson

  • Axel

    character in video game "Kingdom Hearts"

  • Axel Heck

    eldest son on TV's 'The Middle'

  • Axel

    main character in Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • Axel Rex

    character in Vladimir Nabokov's "Laughter in the Dark"

  • Axel Heyst

    character in Joseph Conrad's "Victory"

  • Axel Foley

    leading character in the film Beverly Hills Cop

  • Axel Thurston

    character in the anime series Eureka Seven

  • Axel Brodie

    character in Yu,Gi,Oh! GX

  • Axel Palmer

    character in the 1981 film My Bloody Valentine and remake

  • Axel

    playable character from the Twisted Metal vehicular combat video game series

  • Axel

    elephant character from the Animal Crossing video game series

  • Axel

    playable character from the Crazy Taxi series

  • Axel

    character in the Suikoden game series

  • Axel

    Guardian of The Sanctuary of Water and Ice in Rayman 2: The Great Escape

  • Axel

    "Dark Hero", a character from the video game Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

  • Axel Dark

    Key, villain of Ape Escape Million Monkeys

  • Axel Hawk

    character from the video game series Fatal Fury

  • Axel Steel

    character in the Guitar Hero video game series

  • Axel Stone

    character from the Streets of Rage video game series

  • Axel jump

    type of jump in figure skating

  • Axel Download Accelerator

    download manager for Linux

  • Axel Walker aka Trickster

    character on TV's "The Flash"

  • Axel

    character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"

  • Axel Jordache

    character in Irwin Shaw's "Rich Man, Poor Man"

  • Axel

    Netherlands

  • Prince Axel

    older brother to the character Prince Hugo in the Disney Junior TV series "Sofia the First"

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  • AkselNorwegian
  • AkseliFinnish

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