Name
Axel
Meaning
Axel is a masculine name of Scandinavian origin meaning “father of peace”.
Axel is the medieval Danish form of the Hebrew Absalom, my father is peace, the name of King David's rebellious son. Scandinavia made it thoroughly its own, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose gave it rock-and-roll edge, and the figure-skating axel jump honors skater Axel Paulsen.
A top-100 boys' name in the US in the 2020s and a staple across Scandinavia.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #79 in 2025 · peak #71 in 2023
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Scandinavian
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /AK-sel/
- Themes
- Peace
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Questions
Axel is a masculine name of Scandinavian origin meaning “father of peace”. Axel is the medieval Danish form of the Hebrew Absalom, my father is peace, the name of King David's rebellious son.
Axel is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a top-100 boys' name in the US in the 2020s and a staple across Scandinavia.
The name Axel comes from Scandinavian. Axel is the medieval Danish form of the Hebrew Absalom, my father is peace, the name of King David's rebellious son. Scandinavia made it thoroughly its own, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose gave it rock-and-roll edge, and the figure-skating axel jump honors skater Axel Paulsen.
Axel is pronounced AK-sel.
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