US rank #2544 Unisex name Peak 2024 169 births

Xylo — #2544 US boys' name

169 babies named Xylo in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s158
#2544
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

93% of everyone ever named Xylo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

53 babies were named Xylo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xylo

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Xylo between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Xylo currently holds the #2544 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 53 babies received it in a single year. Xylo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 48 additional births since 2021.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xylo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Xylo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Xylo in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xylo 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 169 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.

Xylo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2024

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,544

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xylo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
53
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
0102030405060 202420232022202120202018 11

Xylo popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 2021 (Xylo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
810121416 2024202320222021 15

Xylo by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
158 births that decade — 93% of Xylo's all-time total
2010s112020s158

Xylo by state

Where Xylo concentrates geographically — total births since 2018

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Xylo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 10.1%
#2 Florida
6 3.6%
#3 Georgia
5 3.0%
California share of Xylo's total US births 10.1%
Even split

17 of 169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xylo?
169 babies have been named Xylo since 2018. It currently ranks #2544 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 53 births.
When was Xylo most popular?
Xylo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Xylo most popular?
The top states for the name Xylo are California (17 births), Florida (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
Is Xylo a unisex name?
Yes, Xylo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 169 births, and as a girl's name it has 48 births.
How long has the name Xylo been used?
Xylo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xylo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xyler, Xylon, Xylan, Xyleek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2018–2024 (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.