Total births
19
Boys' name · since 2021
Xaelyn
Xaelyn has 19 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 19
- total births
- 2021–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Xaelyn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 2021.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xaelyn has been recorded 19 times among boys since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- 19 total births
- 2021–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
19 boys have been named Xaelyn since 2021, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 19
- total births
- 2021–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Xaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xaelyn's full recorded timeline at 2023, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xaelyn at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2021
Xaelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Xaelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Xaelyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Xaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Xaelyn? ▼
19 babies have been named Xaelyn since 2021. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Xaelyn most popular? ▼
Xaelyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 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 5 years of data through 2025.
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.
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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, 2021–2025 (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. "Xaelyn: Baby Name Since 2021 - 19 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/xaelyn. 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 Xaelyn 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.