Exodus
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- EK-suh-dus
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #1,992 for boys
Exodus is a name of Greek origin, meaning “going out, departure”. In 2025 it ranked 1,992nd for boys in the US (76 babies).
What does Exodus mean?
Greek: Greek title of the second book of the Bible
“going out, departure”
The Book of Exodus tells of the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt under Moses.
Is Exodus a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Exodus has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 76 boys in the US.
How popular is Exodus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,992nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76 about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 106% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the US were named Exodus, making it the 1,992nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. It first appears in the records in 1999. 14 girls were also named Exodus in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Exodus of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Exodus in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Exodus in the US were girls.
Exodus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #1,992 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Exodus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ares, Thiago, Luca, Maximus, Ezio, Memphis, Eros, Atreus, Atticus, Tadeo, Aziel, Azriel
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Exodus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/exodus, updated 20 October 2026.