Excel
Microsoft Excel, or simply Excel, is a spreadsheet editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and iPadOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Meaning & Origin of Excel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Microsoft Excel, or simply Excel, is a spreadsheet editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and iPadOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
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The Story of Excel
As a girl name
Excel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2014, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 7 Excels were born — ranking #13,067 that year. As of 2026, Excel ranks #13,441 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Excels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Excel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 8 Excels were born — ranking #8,981 that year. As of 2026, Excel ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Excels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Excel
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About the name Excel
Excel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Excel's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #13,067. Use the chart and map above to compare Excel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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