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
American parents first put Excel on the record books as a girl name in 2014, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 7 Excels were born — ranking #13,067 that year. About 76% of every Excel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Excel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Excel on the record books as a boy name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 8 Excels were born — ranking #8,981 that year. About 54% of every Excel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Excel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Excel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Excel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
Frequently Asked Questions about 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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