Is Axl a boy or girl name?
Axl is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 216 boys were named Axl, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 4,219 US babies named Axl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,027
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Axl since 1988
- 4,219
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 377 babies
Boys and girls named Axl, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 216 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 259 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 276 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 281 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 318 | #756 | 5 | #15,423 |
| 2019 | 377 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 322 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 339 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 306 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 313 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 270 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 113 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,807 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,522 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,329 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,785 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,869 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,685 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,909 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,113 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,816 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Axl reached #679 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #15,423 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Axl
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.