Total births
30
Girls' name · since 2018
Xaylah
Xaylah has 30 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13274
- among girls today
- 30
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
30 babies have been named Xaylah since 2018, making it today's #13274 girls' name.
Xaylah has 30 recorded births among girls since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13274 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #13274 among girls today
- 30 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Xaylah is currently the #13274 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 30 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13274
- among girls today
- 30
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Xaylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13274
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
83% of everyone ever named Xaylah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Xaylah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Xaylah compares
30 10th 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
Xaylah's all-time total is 92% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xaylah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Xaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xaylah splits its recorded history at 2023: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xaylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,274
Active since
2018
Xaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Xaylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Xaylah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Xaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Xaylah? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 30 babies named Xaylah. Today it holds rank #13274 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 7 births.
When was Xaylah most popular? ▼
Xaylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Xaylah been used? ▼
Xaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 8 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Xaylah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xayla, Xayah, Xaylee, Xaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Xaylah
Nearby Names Like Xaylah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Xaylah
Xayla Girl
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Xayah Girl
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Xaylee Girl
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Xaya Girl
27 births
Xaylie Girl
#16976 17 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2018–2025 (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. "Xaylah: #13274 Girls' Name - 30 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/xaylah. 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 Xaylah 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 July 2026.