Xochiquetzal
In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal, also called Ichpochtli, was a goddess associated with fertility, beauty, and love, serving as a protector of young mothers and a patroness of pregnancy, childbirth, and the crafts practiced by women such as weaving and embroidery. In pre-Hispanic Maya culture, a similar figure is Goddess I.
- Aztec and Toltec Mythology
- Nahuatl
Meaning & Origin of Xochiquetzal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal, also called Ichpochtli, was a goddess associated with fertility, beauty, and love, serving as a protector of young mothers and a patroness of pregnancy, childbirth, and the crafts practiced by women such as weaving and embroidery. In pre-Hispanic Maya culture, a similar figure is Goddess I.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Aztec and Toltec Mythology
- Nahuatl
The Story of Xochiquetzal
The earliest SSA record of Xochiquetzal as a baby girl name dates back to 2015, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Xochiquetzal — #16,416 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Xochiquetzal on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Xochiquetzal last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Xochiquetzal's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #16,416. Use the chart and map above to compare Xochiquetzal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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