Axle is a rare variant of Axel that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Axle is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,709 for boy births in the United States (and #3,655 across all names), given to 95 babies. Axle first appears in 1989 and peaked in 2021 (150 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | #1,709 |
| 2024 | 94 | 94 | #1,753 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | #1,420 |
| 2022 | 129 | 129 | #1,421 |
| 2021 | 150 | 150 | #1,267 |
| 2020 | 129 | 129 | #1,369 |
| 2019 | 148 | 148 | #1,266 |
| 2018 | 123 | 123 | #1,419 |
| 2017 | 136 | 136 | #1,321 |
| 2016 | 133 | 133 | #1,341 |
| 2015 | 127 | 127 | #1,369 |
| 2014 | 109 | 109 | #1,486 |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | #2,165 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #2,212 |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | #2,909 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #3,183 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | #4,294 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,085 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #5,228 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,496 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #5,903 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #11,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,052 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,395 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #7,883 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #8,904 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,413 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,285 |