Girls' name · since 1970
Xylina
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Xylina, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
217 girls have been named Xylina since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Xylina has 217 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2021.
- #19,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xylina ranks #19,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Xylina's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Xylina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xylina's full recorded timeline at 1987, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xylina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2021
- Peak year (1988)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Xylina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (115 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Xylina's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Xylina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 115 births (53% of all-time use).
Xylina by state
Where Xylina concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.6% |
10 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Xylina's data
- Xylina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Xylinas (10 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 Xylina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1970–2021 (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 Xylina 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.