boy's name
Xylan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 199
Xylan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Xylan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 |
| 2010s | 71 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 114 |
How popular is Xylan?
In 2025, Xylan was given to 24 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 Xylan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Xylan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Xylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Xylan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Xylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Xylan
How popular is the name Xylan?
In 2025, Xylan was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Xylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Xylan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Xylan most popular?
Xylan peaked in 2022, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Xylan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Xylan currently ranks #4,276 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.