Father of peace
A modern phonetic spelling of the Scandinavian name Axel, which itself is a derivative of the Hebrew name Absalom. It carries the peaceful symbolism of its roots while adopting a contemporary, edgy aesthetic through the double-x spelling.
Less common today
Axxel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,107 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
