How Many People Are Named Excell?
An estimated 169 people in the United States have the first name Excell. It is predominantly male (98.8%). The average bearer is 72 years old, and Excell peaked in popularity in 1921 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Excell 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 Excell paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Excell is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
169
About 1 in 2,028,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.8% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1921
16 births
Total Registered
417
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Excell
Excell is predominantly male (98.8%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Excell as a male name
Ranked #9,065 in 1999
6 male births in 1999
Peak: 1944 (15 births)
Excell as a female name
Ranked #5,383 in 1921
5 female births in 1921
Peak: 1921 (5 births)
Excell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Excell span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 91 babies were registered. Excell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Excell by Decade
How has Excell 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.
Excell by State
Excell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Excell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Excell
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Excell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Excell?
We estimate approximately 169 people named Excell 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 2,028,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Excell a common name?
Excell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 417 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Excell most popular?
Excell reached peak popularity in 1921, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Excell is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Excell a male name?
Excell is predominantly male. 98.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Excell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Excell Smith, Excell Johnson, Excell 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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