Xochitl
Xóchitl is the Westernised version of "xōchitl", the Nahuatl word for flower. It is a given name that is somewhat common in Mexico and among Chicanos. The name has been a common Nahuatl name among Nahuas for hundreds of years.
Meaning & Origin of Xochitl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xóchitl is the Westernised version of "xōchitl", the Nahuatl word for flower. It is a given name that is somewhat common in Mexico and among Chicanos. The name has been a common Nahuatl name among Nahuas for hundreds of years.
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The Story of Xochitl
Xochitl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 248 Xochitls were born — ranking #1,022 that year. As of 2026, Xochitl ranks #1,022 for baby girls with 248 births, rising sharply (+81% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Xochitls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Xochitl
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- Xochitl ( died</span>"}]]}'>d. 916 ), Toltec queen and wife of Tecpancaltzin Iztaccaltzin
- Xochitl Castañeda , founding director of the Health Initiative of the Americas
- Xochitl Dominguez Benetton (born 1980), Mexican scientist
- Xóchitl Escobedo (born 1968), retired female tennis player from Mexico
- Xóchitl Gálvez (born 1963), Mexican politician and businesswoman
- Xochitl Gomez (born 2006), American actress
- Xochitl Gonzalez (born 1977), American writer and producer
- Xóchitl Hamada (born 1970), semi-retired Mexican-Japanese professional wrestler
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About the name Xochitl
Xochitl is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Xochitl's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,022. Use the chart and map above to compare Xochitl'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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