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Axel was # 15 on the popularity list last year in Sweden, so it's very common here at the moment. It's definitely having a revival. I much prefer Axel to Alex. Axel is a bit of an upper class name here by the way.
Axl just looks wrong and it instantly makes me think of Axl Rose from Guns N Roses. Not necessarily a bad association in my opinion but I wouldn't name a child after him.