Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1898
Exer
Exer has 41 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 41
- total births
- 1898–1924
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
41 girls have been named Exer since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Exer has 41 recorded births among girls since 1898, 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 1898 to 1924.
- 41 total births
- 1898–1924 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Exer since 1898, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1924.
- 41
- total births
- 1898–1924
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Exer was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
6 babies were named Exer in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Exer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Exer splits its recorded history at 1918: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Exer at a glance
Last recorded 1924Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Exer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1924
- Peak year (1919)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Exer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Exer's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Exer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 21 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Exer? ▼
Since 1898, Social Security records show 41 babies named Exer. The most recent recorded year was 1924. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 6 births.
When was Exer most popular? ▼
Exer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Exer been used? ▼
Exer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 27 years of data through 1924.
What to do with Exer's data
- Exer's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1920s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1898–1924 (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. "Exer: Baby Name Since 1898 - 41 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/exer. 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 Exer 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 July 2026.