How Many People Are Named Excel?
An estimated 44 people in the United States have the first name Excel. It is used for both genders, with 51.0% female. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Excel peaked in popularity in 2014 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Excel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Excel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Excel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
44
About 1 in 7,789,871 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
51.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2014
13 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Excel
Excel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (49.0%) and females (51.0%). Out of 49 total births registered, 24 were male and 25 were female.
Excel as a male name
Ranked #12,838 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (8 births)
Excel as a female name
Ranked #13,982 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2014 (7 births)
Excel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Excel span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 25 babies were registered. While Excel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Excel by Decade
How has Excel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Excel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Excel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Excel
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Excel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Excel?
We estimate approximately 44 people named Excel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,789,871 Americans share this first name.
Is Excel a common name?
Excel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Excel most popular?
Excel reached peak popularity in 2014, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Excel is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Excel a female name?
Excel is predominantly female. 51.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Excel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Excel Smith, Excel Johnson, Excel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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