Recorded 2021–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 14 births

Xaelyn — boys' name

14 babies named Xaelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s14
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Xaelyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Xaelyn in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xaelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Xaelyn between 2021 and 2023, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Xaelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xaelyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xaelyn 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 14 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.

Xaelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

14

Since 2021

3 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2021

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2023

Xaelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2021

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 20232021 6

Xaelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
14 births that decade — 100% of Xaelyn's all-time total
2020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xaelyn?
14 babies have been named Xaelyn since 2021. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Xaelyn most popular?
Xaelyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Xaelyn been used?
Xaelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 3 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Xaelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xael, Xaeden, Xaedyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2021–2023 (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.