Girls' name · since 1881
Exa
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 466 babies named Exa, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 466
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Exa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 466 have been recorded since 1881.
Exa has 466 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1953.
- #12,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 466 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exa ranks #12,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 466 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 466
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Exa's 466 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Exa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Exa's full recorded timeline at 1915, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Exa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1953
- Peak year (1918)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Exa by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (140 births, 30% of the file).
1910s was Exa's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Exa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s
1890s
85 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
140 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 140 births (30% of all-time use).
Exa by state
Where Exa concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
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What to do with Exa's data
- Exa's decade-level peak was the 1910s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Exas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Exa
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Exa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Exa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.