The nameAxelle

Meaning

Axelle comes from Axel, a Scandinavian form of Absalom, from the Hebrew Avshalom, "my father is peace" or "father of peace".

Origin

Scandinavian and Hebrew. Absalon, a 12th century archbishop of Lund credited with founding Copenhagen, is often called Axel.

History

Axelle spread in France in the 1980s and 1990s. The Belgian singer Axelle Red made it well known.

Famous people named Axelle

• Axelle Red, Belgian singer
• Axelle Laffont, actress

Popularity of the name Axelle

Axelle in France

Axelle was most popular in France in the 2000s, with 8,785 births over the decade, 34% of all recorded babies named Axelle. Its rise began around 1971, and it peaked in 2003. Half of all babies named Axelle in France were born before 2000. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 210 births a year on average, against 296 in the five years before.

Axelle in Belgium

Axelle was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 1,431 births over the decade, 35% of all recorded babies named Axelle. Half of all babies named Axelle in Belgium were born before 2008, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 72 births a year on average, against 129 in the five years before.