girl's name
Xochitl
- Origin Nahuatl
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,116
Xochitl is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 218 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Xochitl is a name of Nahuatl origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 223 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 15,208 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
Xochitl over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 104 |
| 1970s | 531 |
| 1980s | 499 |
| 1990s | 1,042 |
| 2000s | 1,659 |
| 2010s | 1,164 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,103 |
How popular is Xochitl?
In 2025, Xochitl was given to 218 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Xochitl
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Xochitl also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Xochitl over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Xochitl
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Xochitl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Xochitl
How popular is the name Xochitl?
In 2025, Xochitl was given to 218 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Xochitl a girl's or a boy's name?
Xochitl is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Xochitl most popular?
Xochitl peaked in 2024, when 223 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Xochitl a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Xochitl currently ranks #1,100 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.