Boys' name · since 2006
Xylan
199 babies named Xylan 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.
- #13,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Xylan currently ranks #4365 among boys' names in America, with 199 babies recorded since 2006.
Xylan has 199 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4365 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, 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.
- #13,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,365 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 199 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xylan ranks #13,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,365 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 199 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Xylan's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Xylan compares
199 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Xylan's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Xylan's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Xylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Xylan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (114 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Xylan's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Xylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 114 births (57% of all-time use).
Xylan by state
Where Xylan concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 3.0% |
6 of 199 births nationwide.
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- Georgia records the most Xylans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Xylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Xylan 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.