Xylah
Girl name · #2604 in 2025 · Very rare
Xylah is currently the #2604 girl name in the United States — 67 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,866 girls born in 2025 was named Xylah.
The 18-year story
Xylah first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 96 babies and a rank of #2033. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Xylah per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Xylah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Xylah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Xylah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Xylah is most common
State-level data for Xylah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Xylah
Statistically, parents drawn to Xylah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Iylah, Saylah, Ilah, Zylah, and Seylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Xylah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2583 |
| 2024 | 77 | #2362 |
| 2023 | 96 | #2033 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2995 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3157 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4072 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7636 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Xylah a popular girl name?
Xylah ranked #2604 among girls in 2025 with 67 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Xylah most popular?
Xylah peaked in 2023, when 96 American girls received the name (ranked #2033 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Xylah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,866 newborn American girls was named Xylah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.