girl's name
Xela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 374
Xela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Xela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 170 |
How popular is Xela?
In 2025, Xela was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Xela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Xela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Xela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Xela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Xela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Xela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Xela
How popular is the name Xela?
In 2025, Xela was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Xela a girl's or a boy's name?
Xela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Xela most popular?
Xela peaked in 2022, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Xela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Xela currently ranks #4,968 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.