Also Spanish (Modern). There are 5.127 bearers of this name in Spain, and the average age of the bearers is 12 (source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística).
Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Finnish, English (Modern), French (Modern), Medieval DanishPronounced: AK-sehl (Swedish), AG-səl (Danish), A-ksəl (German), AH-ksehl (Finnish), AK-səl (English), A-KSEHL (French)It also coincides with the English word axle.
In 2018, 9 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Axel who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 763rd most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/16/2018
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I'm Danish so I can tell that Axel is a very common name in Denmark.
http://www.idescat.cat/noms/?q=Axel