Axel dog name
We found 398 dogs named Axel in the public pet registers of 24 places. Combining all places, Axel is the #321 dog name. Almost all dogs named Axel are male.
🐱 Axel is also a cat name (8 cats).
Axel as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #380 of 51,228 | 175 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #485 of 34,500 | 116 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #397 of 10,500 | 20 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #959 of 8,191 | 4 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #188 of 4,586 | 14 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #998 of 4,375 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #269 of 4,602 | 7 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #104 of 3,045 | 16 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #281 of 2,965 | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #295 of 2,906 | 4 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #335 of 2,440 | 3 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #161 of 2,588 | 6 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #233 of 1,974 | 4 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #216 of 2,062 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #150 of 1,161 | 3 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #214 of 717 | 1 | 2026 |
| Adelaide Australia | #31 of 958 | 5 | 2014 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #121 of 498 | 1 | 2021–2025 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Axel. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
5 female and 352 male dogs named Axel, in the places that record sex.
Axel over the years
Dogs named Axel per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Axel
Compared to all dogs, Axel is especially common among Dobermans (4.6×), Staffordshire Bull Terriers (4.5×), German Shepherds (3.8×) and Rottweilers (3.7×).
Based on 341 dogs named Axel with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Axel as a baby name
Axel was the #79 boys' name in the US in 2025 (4,140 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #39 for boys in Sweden, #39 for boys in Finland, #42 for boys in Spain (Balearic Islands) and #46 for boys in Mexico (Mexico City). See Axel as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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