Recorded 1972–2015 Girls' name Peak 2008 607 births

Xochil — girls' name

607 babies named Xochil in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s701980s911990s1822000s2102010s54
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Xochil was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

30 babies were named Xochil in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xochil

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Xochil between 1972 and 2015, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xochil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xochil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Xochil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 252 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Xochil in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xochil 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 607 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.

Xochil at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

607

Since 1972

44 years of records

Peak year

2008

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1972

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2015

Xochil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1972

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2008)
30
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20152008200219961990198319771972 5

Xochil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
210 births that decade — 35% of Xochil's all-time total
1970s701980s911990s1822000s2102010s54

Xochil by state

Where Xochil concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Xochil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
252 41.5%
#2 Texas
10 1.6%
California share of Xochil's total US births 41.5%
Even split

252 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xochil?
607 babies have been named Xochil since 1972. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2008 with 30 births.
When was Xochil most popular?
Xochil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Xochil most popular?
The top states for the name Xochil are California (252 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Xochil been used?
Xochil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 44 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Xochil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xochitl, Xochilt, Xochi, Xochilth, and 3 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, 1972–2015 (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.