Total births
183
Girls' name · since 2006
Xola
183 babies named Xola in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6120
- among girls today
- 183
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Xola currently ranks #6120 among girls' names in America, with 183 babies recorded since 2006.
Xola has 183 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6120 as of the latest data, more common than 65% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #6120 among girls today
- 183 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
- 65% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Xola is currently the #6120 girls' name in America, more common than 65% of girls - 183 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6120
- among girls today
- 183
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Xola vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6120
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 65% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Xola was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
33 babies were named Xola in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Xola compares
183 35th 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
Xola's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xola | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 183 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 48 | 19,840 |
Xola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xola splits its recorded history at 2019: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xola at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#6,120
Active since
2006
Xola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Xola by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Xola's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Xola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 114 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Xola? ▼
Xola has been given to 183 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #6120 as of the latest data. 33 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Xola most popular? ▼
Xola was most popular in the 2020s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Xola been used? ▼
Records for Xola go back to 2006, giving 20 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Xola? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xolani, Xolany, Xolanii, Xolana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Xola
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2006–2025 (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. "Xola: #6120 Girls' Name - 183 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/xola. 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 Xola 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 June 2026.