Top Baby Names 2024: The Playground Analysis

Top Baby Names 2025: The Playground Analysis

The name Axl peaked for girls at #15423 in 2020. Axl is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Axl is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "father of peace".

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Guns 'n' Roses musician Axl (born William) Rose created this name by dropping a vowel, a la Barbra Streisand. The traditional Axel is more popular, though celebrity parents Fergie and Josh Duhamel deliberately chose the Axl spelling to honor her rock hero.

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The name Axl peaked for boys at #679 in 2019. The name is most popular in West Virginia, Hawaii, and West Virginia. Axl is occasionally used for girls in 2020.

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