Girls' name · since 1972
Xochil
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.
- #10,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Xochil sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 607 recorded since 1972.
Xochil has 607 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2015.
- #10,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 607 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xochil ranks #10,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 607 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Xochil's 607 recorded births place it above 85.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Xochil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xochil splits its recorded history at 1994: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xochil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2015
- Peak year (2008)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Xochil by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (210 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Xochil's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Xochil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 210 births (35% of all-time use).
How Xochil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Xochil's total volume
Xochil by state
Where Xochil concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 252 | 41.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
252 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Xochil's data
- Xochil's decade-level peak was the 2000s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Xochils (252 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xochil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1972–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Xochil 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 August 2026.