The baby name Axe is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æks/ (aks).
Axe is English in Origin.
The baby name Axe is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æks/ (aks).
Axe is English in Origin.
Axe is a modern English given name with two chief sources: the common noun "axe" (OE æx; ON øx), long a Germanic word for the woodcutter’s tool, and a clipped or variant spelling of Scandinavian Axel/Aksel, themselves forms of Absalom (Hebrew Avshalom), “father is peace.”
As a surname in Britain, Axe often arose from residence near the River Axe (name from Brittonic isca, “water”) or from an occupational byname tied to the tool. As a first name, Axe was rare before the 2000s but aligns with contemporary, sharp-sounding choices and the X-letter trend. Variants and related forms include Axel, Aksel, Axl, Axell, and the feminine Axelle; nicknames include Ax and X. Depending on the chosen root, the name can signify practical strength and craftsmanship (the implement) or a paradoxical blend of force and harmony via Absalom’s “father of peace.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #688 | 10 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #874 | 13 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #954 | 29 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 23 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,114 | 65 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,601 | 14 | 28,008 |
Axe is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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