Xolani was the #1,120 girls' name in the US in 2025 (209 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales.
Xolani as a girl’s name
US
England & Wales
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
England & Wales
2025
#1,120 (209)
#4,867 (4)
2024
#1,152 (209)
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2023
#1,292 (177)
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2022
#1,621 (130)
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2021
#2,007 (96)
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2020
#2,659 (63)
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2019
#4,546 (30)
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2018
#4,357 (32)
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2017
#5,821 (21)
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2016
#10,859 (9)
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2015
#7,613 (15)
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2014
#11,931 (8)
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2013
#11,000 (9)
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2012
#12,199 (8)
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2011
#13,347 (7)
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The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,120.
Rising over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 2004.
How common is it?
about 1 in 7,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
How common, country by country
Where
Sex
Latest year
Share
Verdict
US
Girls
2025
about 1 in 7,700
uncommon
England & Wales
Girls
2025
about 1 in 63,000
rare
Next year
On its recent trend, Xolani is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,400 to 1 in 7,000.