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Boy name Hebrew origin

Axel

AK-suhl · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Father of peace
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Scandinavian
Style era
modern
Themes
Scandinavian · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#78
2024 births4,245
Peak year2020
First appeared1880
Total US births68,288
2020 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ax
Alternate spellings
Aksel
In other languages
AkselAkseli

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