Recorded 1970–2021 Girls' name Peak 1988 217 births

Xylina — girls' name

217 babies named Xylina in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s1151990s482000s112010s112020s5
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Xylina was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

21 babies were named Xylina in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xylina

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Xylina between 1970 and 2021, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xylina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xylina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Xylina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xylina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xylina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 217 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Xylina at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

217

Since 1970

52 years of records

Peak year

1988

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1970

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2021

Xylina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1970

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1988)
21
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 2021200319931987198319791970 5

Xylina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
115 births that decade — 53% of Xylina's all-time total
1970s271980s1151990s482000s112010s112020s5

Xylina by state

Where Xylina concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xylina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.6%
California share of Xylina's total US births 4.6%

10 of 217 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xylina?
217 babies have been named Xylina since 1970. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1988 with 21 births.
When was Xylina most popular?
Xylina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Xylina most popular?
The top states for the name Xylina are California (10 births).
How long has the name Xylina been used?
Xylina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 52 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Xylina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xyla, Xylia, Xylah, Xylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.