65%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /ˈæk.səl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Axel, used famously by musician Axl Rose (1962-). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsʾav + shalomOther Languages & CulturesAbsalom(Biblical) Abessalom(Biblical Greek) Avshalom(Biblical Hebrew) Absalom(Biblical Latin) Axel, Aksel(Danish) Akseli(Finnish) Axel(French) Axel(German) Avshalom(Hebrew) Axel, Aksel(Norwegian) Axel, Acke(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #188 in 2009 Belgium Last ranked #688 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #897 in 2023 United States Categories celebrity babies, Guilty Gear characters, isograms, parkourists, rock musicians, rock singers, stage names