Total births
51
Girls' name · since 2015
Xaela
Xaela has 51 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10996
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Xaela currently ranks #10996 among girls' names in America, with 51 babies recorded since 2015.
Social Security Administration records show Xaela recorded 51 times among girls since 2015, holding rank #10996 nationally today, ahead of 38% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #10996 among girls today
- 51 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Xaela is currently the #10996 girls' name in America, more common than 38% of girls - 51 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10996
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Xaela vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10996
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 38% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
80% 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.
How Xaela compares
51 15th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Xaela's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xaela | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Xaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xaela splits its recorded history at 2022: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xaela at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#10,996
Active since
2015
Xaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Xaela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Xaela's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Xaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 41 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Xaela? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 51 babies named Xaela. Today it holds rank #10996 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 10 births.
When was Xaela most popular? ▼
Xaela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Xaela been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Xaela since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Xaela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xaelia, Xaelah, Xael. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Xaela: #10996 Girls' Name - 51 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/xaela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Xaela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.