Axel Popularity by Year
Follow Axel across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Axel birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 4,140 | #79 | Down 1 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 8 | #10,917 | Up 205 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 4,255 | #78 | Down 7 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 8 | #11,122 | Down 2,636 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 4,523 | #71 | Up 5 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 12 | #8,486 | Down 1,205 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 4,350 | #76 | No rank change |
| 2022 | Girls | 15 | #7,281 | Up 743 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 4,540 | #76 | Down 4 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 13 | #8,024 | Up 3,066 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 4,667 | #72 | Up 12 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 8 | #11,090 | Up 266 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 4,505 | #84 | Up 10 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 8 | #11,356 | Up 71 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 4,074 | #94 | Up 10 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 8 | #11,427 | Down 4,896 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 3,789 | #104 | Up 12 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 18 | #6,531 | Up 3,582 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 3,467 | #116 | Up 7 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 10 | #10,113 | Down 1,182 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 3,249 | #123 | Up 22 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 12 | #8,931 | Up 1,198 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 2,806 | #145 | Up 23 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 10 | #10,129 | Up 6,418 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 2,428 | #168 | Down 6 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 6,173 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 2,482 | #162 | Down 25 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 3,036 | #137 | Up 50 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 10 | #10,374 | Up 3,074 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 1,973 | #187 | Up 77 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 7 | #13,448 | Down 3,473 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 1,319 | #264 | Up 8 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 11 | #9,975 | Up 2,604 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 1,257 | #272 | Up 16 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Down 2,450 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 1,196 | #288 | Up 8 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 11 | #10,129 | Up 792 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 1,132 | #296 | Up 18 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 1,047 | #314 | Up 11 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 9 | #10,921 | Up 5,178 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 938 | #325 | Up 21 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 5 | #16,099 | Down 4,991 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 809 | #346 | Down 32 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 910 | #314 | Down 56 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 8 | #11,108 | Up 4,244 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 1,274 | #258 | Up 103 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 5 | #15,352 | — |
| 2000 | Boys | 731 | #361 | Up 438 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 191 | #799 | Down 4 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 192 | #795 | Up 43 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 171 | #838 | Up 22 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 161 | #860 | Up 57 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 145 | #917 | Up 38 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 133 | #955 | Up 10 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 124 | #965 | Down 54 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 135 | #911 | Down 66 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 151 | #845 | Up 53 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 131 | #898 | Up 53 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 115 | #951 | Up 574 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 48 | #1,525 | Down 58 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 49 | #1,467 | Down 168 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 56 | #1,299 | Up 399 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 36 | #1,698 | Down 92 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 37 | #1,606 | Up 258 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 29 | #1,864 | Up 247 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 25 | #2,111 | Down 25 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 25 | #2,086 | Down 28 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 26 | #2,058 | Down 191 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 29 | #1,867 | Up 412 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 20 | #2,279 | Down 271 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 24 | #2,008 | Down 135 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 26 | #1,873 | Up 577 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 17 | #2,450 | Down 92 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 17 | #2,358 | Down 322 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 20 | #2,036 | Up 287 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 16 | #2,323 | Down 197 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 19 | #2,126 | Down 691 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 34 | #1,435 | Up 5 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 31 | #1,440 | Up 210 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 23 | #1,650 | Up 702 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 12 | #2,352 | Down 220 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 14 | #2,132 | Down 48 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 15 | #2,084 | Up 30 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 15 | #2,114 | Up 186 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 13 | #2,300 | Down 114 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 14 | #2,186 | Down 238 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 18 | #1,948 | Up 367 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 13 | #2,315 | Down 450 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 19 | #1,865 | Down 27 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 19 | #1,838 | Up 960 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 9 | #2,798 | Up 707 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 6 | #3,505 | Down 1,129 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 11 | #2,376 | Up 690 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 7 | #3,066 | Down 1,047 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 14 | #2,019 | Up 587 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 9 | #2,606 | Up 1,062 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 997 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 9 | #2,671 | Up 248 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 7 | #2,919 | Down 345 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 8 | #2,574 | Up 59 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 8 | #2,633 | Down 451 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 12 | #2,182 | Up 341 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 9 | #2,523 | Down 32 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 9 | #2,491 | Up 968 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 5 | #3,459 | Down 850 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 8 | #2,609 | Up 566 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | Down 495 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 8 | #2,680 | Down 496 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 11 | #2,184 | Down 347 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 15 | #1,837 | Up 905 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 8 | #2,742 | Down 277 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 10 | #2,465 | Up 399 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 8 | #2,864 | Down 900 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 15 | #1,964 | Down 292 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 20 | #1,672 | Up 2,025 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 6 | #3,697 | Down 2,094 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 23 | #1,603 | Up 699 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 13 | #2,302 | Down 1,056 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 33 | #1,246 | Up 429 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 22 | #1,675 | Down 124 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 24 | #1,551 | Up 40 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 23 | #1,591 | Down 490 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 41 | #1,101 | Up 315 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 27 | #1,416 | Up 208 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 21 | #1,624 | Down 545 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 40 | #1,079 | Up 34 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 36 | #1,113 | Down 221 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 49 | #892 | Down 13 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 49 | #879 | Up 274 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 25 | #1,153 | Down 41 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 21 | #1,112 | Down 258 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 27 | #854 | Up 184 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 11 | #1,038 | Down 110 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 12 | #928 | Up 155 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 8 | #1,083 | Up 134 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 6 | #1,217 | Down 402 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 11 | #815 | Down 106 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 12 | #709 | Up 210 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 8 | #919 | Up 145 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 6 | #1,064 | Down 330 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 10 | #734 | Up 128 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 8 | #862 | Up 81 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 6 | #943 | Down 158 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 11 | #785 | Down 264 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 14 | #521 | Down 69 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 20 | #452 | Up 21 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 17 | #473 | Up 61 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 15 | #534 | Down 97 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 20 | #437 | Up 231 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 10 | #668 | Down 297 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 23 | #371 | Up 201 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 13 | #572 | Down 145 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 17 | #427 | Up 31 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 16 | #458 | Down 24 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 18 | #434 | Up 50 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 16 | #484 | Down 92 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 18 | #392 | Down 56 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 25 | #336 | Up 126 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 16 | #462 | Up 6 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 16 | #468 | Up 59 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 12 | #527 | Up 13 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 12 | #540 | Down 80 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 14 | #460 | Down 18 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 16 | #442 | — |