Excell
Excell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:E. O. Excell (1851–1921), American publisher and composer Peter Excell (1948–2020), British engineer, scientist, and researcher Sidney Excell (1906–1990), British Army officer during World War II
Meaning & Origin of Excell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Excell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:E. O. Excell (1851–1921), American publisher and composer Peter Excell (1948–2020), British engineer, scientist, and researcher Sidney Excell (1906–1990), British Army officer during World War II
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The Story of Excell
Excell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1944, when 15 Excells were born — ranking #1,810 that year. As of 2026, Excell ranks #8,702 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 412 Excells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Excell
Excell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 412 births in the dataset. Excell's peak popularity came in 1944 when it ranked #1,810. Use the chart and map above to compare Excell'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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