UK name, mostly boys
Excellent
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 3 girls.
Excellent is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Excellent popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4647, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2011 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Excellent is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Excellent. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Excellent ranked #4647 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 3 boys were registered as Excellent.
- • Excellent is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Excellent as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 50.0% of Excellent registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4647
2011
Births in 2011
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Excellent
In England and Wales birth records, Excellent has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 50.0% of registrations are for boys and 50.0% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Excellent registered for boys
- Ranked #4,647 in 2011
- 3 boys registered in 2011
- Peak: 2011 (3 births)
Excellent registered for girls
- Ranked #5,666 in 2018
- 3 girls registered in 2018
- Peak: 2018 (3 births)
Popularity
Excellent over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Excellent in England and Wales, from 2011 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Excellent, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2011, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Excellent by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Excellent was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4647 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Excellent
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Excellent: questions and answers
How popular is the name Excellent in the UK right now?
In 2011, Excellent was ranked #4647 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Excellent most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 3 babies registered as Excellent in England and Wales.
How many people are called Excellent in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Excellent across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.