Boys' name · since 2010
Exar
Exar has 11 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Exar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exar has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #33,470 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exar ranks #33,470 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #33,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Exar's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Exar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Exar's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Exar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Exar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Exar's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Exar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Exar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2010–2024 (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 Exar 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.