Unisex name · since 2004
Xolani
1,039 babies named Xolani 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.
- #7,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,039
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Xolani is the #1124 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,039 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Xolani recorded 1,039 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #1124 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #7,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,124 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,039 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xolani ranks #7,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,124 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,039 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,039
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Xolani's 1,039 recorded births place it above 89.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Xolani compares
1,039 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 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
Xolani's all-time total is 176% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xolani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,039 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 209 | 21 | 19,840 |
Xolani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xolani splits its recorded history at 2017: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 209 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xolani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 209
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Xolani popularity over time - boys
72 total births recorded since 2018 (Xolani as boys' name)
Xolani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (884 births, 85% of the file).
2020s was Xolani's strongest decade.
884 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Xolani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s
2020s
884 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 884 births (85% of all-time use).
How Xolani 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 Xolani's total volume
Xolani by state
Where Xolani concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 141 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 116 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 62 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 49 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 37 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 35 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 24 | 2.3% |
141 of 1,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Xolani appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Xolanis (141 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xolani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Xolani 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.