Unisex name · since 1999
Exodus
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 639 babies named Exodus, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,004 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Exodus currently ranks #2004 among unisex names in America, with 639 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exodus has been recorded 639 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #2004 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #6,820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,004 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 639 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exodus ranks #6,820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,004 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 639 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,004 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Exodus's 639 recorded births place it above 85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Exodus compares
639 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 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
Exodus's all-time total is 73% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Exodus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 639 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Exodus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Exodus splits its recorded history at 2012: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Exodus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Exodus popularity over time - girls
93 total births recorded since 2009 (Exodus as girls' name)
Exodus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (304 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Exodus's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Exodus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s
2020s
304 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 304 births (48% of all-time use).
How Exodus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Exodus's total volume
Exodus by state
Where Exodus concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 7.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
61 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Exodus's data
- California records the most Exoduss (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Exodus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Exodus 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.