US rank #10949 Girls' name Peak 2020 43 births

Xaela — #10949 US girls' name

43 babies named Xaela in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s33
#10949
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 38% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Xaela was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

10 babies were named Xaela in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xaela

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Xaela between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xaela currently holds the #10949 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xaela performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Xaela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xaela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Xaela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

43

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2020

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,949

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xaela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 202420232022202020162015 5

Xaela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
33 births that decade — 77% of Xaela's all-time total
2010s102020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xaela?
43 babies have been named Xaela since 2015. It currently ranks #10949 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 10 births.
When was Xaela most popular?
Xaela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Xaela been used?
Xaela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xaela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xaelah, Xaelia, Xael. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.