Xylah
Xylah was the 2605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2049th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,508 places. More babies were named Xylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Xyla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,605 girls, up 2,037 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202396 babies
- Total since 1880
- 543babies recorded
What does the name Xylah mean?
Xylah is a spelling of Xyla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Xyla's meaning and origin.
Xyla is a modern name, recorded in US data from 1999, with no documented etymology; Wiktionary lists it as a female given name without an origin. It resembles Greek xylon 'wood' (as in xylophone), and name sites often gloss it 'from the forest' on that basis, but we found no source showing that the name was formed from the Greek word. We do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Possible link to Greek xylon 'wood' is unverified.
Other explanations you may read: Greek 'from the forest' (xylon 'wood').
Related names: Zyla, Xylia.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Xyla', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Xylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,605 | 67 |
| 2020 | #4,642 | 29 |
| 2010 | #19,701 | 5 |
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How popular is Xylah, counting every spelling?
Xylah is a spelling of Xyla, a name family that ranked #660 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,605 for Xylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 435 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xyla | 356 | #763 | 1,481 |
| Xylah | 67 | #2,605 | 346 |
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 Xylah?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Xylah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Xylah 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Xylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Xylah?
About 500 people born in the US named Xylah are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Xylah 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.
Xylah by state
How common Xylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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
These names rose and fell in step with Xylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Xylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Xylah
How popular is the name Xylah?
Xylah was the 2605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2049th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,508 places. More babies were named Xylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Xylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Xylah in the US.
Where is Xylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Xylah was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Georgia.