US rank #4973 Girls' name Peak 2024 228 births

Xayla — #4973 US girls' name

228 babies named Xayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s942020s118
#4973
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Xayla was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

27 babies were named Xayla in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Xayla between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xayla currently holds the #4973 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xayla performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Xayla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xayla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xayla 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 228 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.

Xayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

228

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2024

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,973

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
27
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220082004 8

Xayla by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
118 births that decade — 52% of Xayla's all-time total
2000s162010s942020s118

Xayla by state

Where Xayla concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 8.8%
Texas share of Xayla's total US births 8.8%

20 of 228 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xayla?
228 babies have been named Xayla since 2004. It currently ranks #4973 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 27 births.
When was Xayla most popular?
Xayla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Xayla most popular?
The top states for the name Xayla are Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Xayla been used?
Xayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xayah, 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, 2004–2024 (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.