Total births
5
Recorded 1925–1925 Boys' name Peak 1925 5 births
Exel — boys' name
5 babies named Exel in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Exel was born in this single decade.
1925
Single peak year
5 babies were named Exel in 1925 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Exel
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Exel between 1925 and 1925, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Exel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Exel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Exel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Exel at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1925
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Exel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Exel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Exel's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Exel? ▼
5 babies have been named Exel since 1925. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Exel most popular? ▼
Exel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Exel been used? ▼
Exel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 1 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Exel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Exequiel, Exell. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.