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Excel
OriginEnglish
Meaning"to be extremely good, to do better"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#12606
2025 SSA
About Excel
An aspirational word name, denoting success and skill, Excel is also connected to the Microsoft computer program. It was nevertheless chosen for five boys in a recent year, joining the plethora of wild word names in the US stats.
Excel is also given to girls.
Pronounced ek-SEL.
As of October 2026, Excel ranked #13982 for girls in US births in 2020 and #12606 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #13447 for girls in 2015 and #4521 for boys in 1922.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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