Xylia
Xylia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Mainland Southeast Asia.
Meaning & Origin of Xylia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xylia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Mainland Southeast Asia.
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The Story of Xylia
Xylia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 45 Xylias were born — ranking #3,487 that year. As of 2026, Xylia ranks #3,487 for baby girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+94% over the past five years). In total, more than 608 Xylias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Xylia
Xylia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 608 births in the dataset. Xylia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,487. Use the chart and map above to compare Xylia'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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