Total births
29
Unisex name · since 1922
Excel
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Excel, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12533
- among boys today
- 29
- born since 1922
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Excel currently ranks #12533 among unisex names in America, with 29 babies recorded since 1922.
Excel has 29 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12533 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #12533 among boys today
- 29 born since 1922
- 2020s peak decade
- 12% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Excel is currently the #12533 unisex name in America, more common than 12% of boys - 29 born since 1922, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12533
- among boys today
- 29
- born since 1922
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Excel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12533
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 12% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Excel was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Excel in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Excel compares
29 11th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Excel's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Excel | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Excel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Excel's full recorded timeline at 2022, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Excel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#12,533
Active since
1922
Excel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Excel popularity over time - girls
25 total births recorded since 2014 (Excel as girls' name)
Excel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Excel's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Excel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Excel? ▼
29 babies have been named Excel since 1922. It currently ranks #12533 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Excel most popular? ▼
Excel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Excel a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Excel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 29 births, and as a girl's name it has 25 births.
How long has the name Excel been used? ▼
Records for Excel go back to 1922, giving 104 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Excel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Excell. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Excel: #12533 Unisex Name - 29 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/excel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Excel 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 June 2026.