Boys' name · since 1915
Exum
11 babies named Exum in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Exum is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exum has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1923.
- #33,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Exum ranks #33,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #33,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Exum's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Exum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Exum's full recorded timeline at 1923, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Exum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1923
- Peak year (1915)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Exum by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1910s was Exum's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Exum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Exum by state
Where Exum concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 54.5% |
6 of 11 births nationwide.
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What to do with Exum's data
- Exum's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Exums (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Exum
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Exum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1915–1923 (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 Exum 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.