US rank #7539 Girls' name Peak 2023 144 births

Xayah — #7539 US girls' name

144 babies named Xayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s442020s100
#7539
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Xayah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

26 babies were named Xayah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Xayah between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xayah currently holds the #7539 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xayah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Xayah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xayah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xayah 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 144 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.

Xayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

144

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2023

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,539

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
26
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
51015202530 20242023202220212020201920182017 8

Xayah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
100 births that decade — 69% of Xayah's all-time total
2010s442020s100

Xayah by state

Where Xayah concentrates geographically — total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 6.9%
California share of Xayah's total US births 6.9%

10 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xayah?
144 babies have been named Xayah since 2017. It currently ranks #7539 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 26 births.
When was Xayah most popular?
Xayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Xayah most popular?
The top states for the name Xayah are California (10 births).
How long has the name Xayah been used?
Xayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xayla, Xaylee, Xaylah, Xaya, and 4 more. 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, 2017–2024 (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.