Xolani
Xolani was the 1124th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 209 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,868 places. More babies were named Xolani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,124 girls, up 1,556 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 209girls
- Girls and boys
- 95% girls, 5% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024209 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,111babies recorded
Xolani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #1,124 | #13,821 | 209 | 5 |
| 2020 | #2,680 | #9,519 | 63 | 8 |
| 2010 | #19,700 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Xolani, counting every spelling?
Xolani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,061 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,124 for Xolani on its own. Together these spellings went to 214 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xolani | 209 | #1,124 | 821 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Xolani?
209 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Xolani (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Xolani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Xolani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Xolani?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Xolani are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 5. That makes Xolani a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Xolani by state
How common Xolani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.1×), Georgia (1.6×), California (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Xolani
How popular is the name Xolani?
Xolani was the 1124th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 209 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,868 places. More babies were named Xolani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Xolani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 95% girls, 5% boys given the name Xolani in the US.
Where is Xolani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Xolani was most common in Colorado (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and California.