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Meaning

The name Axel has the following meaning:

Father of peace. Also happens to be a form of the name Absalom.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Axel is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 312 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Axel rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 8 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 264 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Axel in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Axel is pronounced as axe-ul

Origins

Axel originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Axel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Axel: Boys - Chaim, Ephraim, Jasiah, Nagid, Nathanael, Simeon, Girls - Cayla, Chaya, Danna, Iyanna, Manuela, Nagida, Naomi, Taliyah, Yoselin, Zina, Both genders - Deborah, Jessica

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Axel: Aksel (Norwegian), Akseli (Finnish), Ax, Axe, Axell, Axil, Axill, Axl, Axyl

Style

We think the name Axel should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Axel to be: Distinguished and intelligent chap

In one word, you might describe Axel as a(n) "distinguish" person.

See other "distinguish" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Axel (or its variants) are:

Axel Springer, born on 2 May, a famous journalist. Axel Springer's background: A German journalist and the founder and owner of the Axel Springer AG publishing company.

Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz, born on 2 April, a famous politician. Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz's background: A politician, civil servant, President of the Göta Court of Appeal, Minister in the Cabinet, Member of Parliament 1847-66 and 1877-80, Prime Minister for Justice 1870-74.

Axel Andreas Jacob Andersen Byrval , born on 13 March, a famous athlete. Axel Andreas Jacob Andersen Byrval 's background: A Danish amateur football player and manager. He played for Boldklubben Frem, where he was also a cricketer. Byrval was the manager of the Danish national football team for 16 matches in the years 1913–1915 and 1917–1918.
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