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 [ 2 syll. a-xel, ax-el ] The boy name Axel is pronounced as AEKSahL KEY. Axel is a German, Scandinavian, and English name of Hebrew and Old Greek origin. Biblical name: The name was introduced by Scandinavian immigrants into the USA. It became popular, chiefly in the USA, due to the fame of the rock star Axl Rose (1962-). The name Axelle (French) is the female form of Axel. Aksel (Scandinavian), Akseli (Finnish), and Axell (English) are variants of Axel. In addition, Axel is a variant of the name Absalom (Hebrew) in the German and Scandinavian languages. Axel is also a variant of the name Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) in the German language. Acke (Scandinavian short form) and Axl (English variant spelling) are other forms of Axel. Axel is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2001 with 0.062% of baby boys being given the name Axel. It ranked at #257 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.058% and its ranking #272. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Axel, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 15 times more than Axel. Baby names that sound like Axel include Aksel (Scandinavian), Aakil (Urdu), Acel (English), Achill (English and German), Ahkeel (Arabic and English), Akeel (Arabic and English), Akil (Arabic and English), Ashleigh (English), Ashley (English), Ashlie (English), Askil (Scandinavian), Axell (English), Azul (Spanish), Achille (French and Italian), Acquila (English), Acquilla (English), Akseli (Finnish), Aquila (English), Aquilla (English), and Asael (Hebrew). KEY: Pronunciation for Axel: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
