Is Xolani a boy or girl name?

Xolani is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,111 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 93.5% were girls and 6.5% were boys.

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Xolani

Recorded 2004–2025 · United States

Xolani was most popular in 2024, when 217 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,122 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,114, with 214 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,111 people named Xolani.

Xolani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Xolani’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Xolani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Xolani is mostly a girl’s name — 93.5% of the 1,111 Americans given it were girls and 6.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 93% girls and 7% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Xolani

Where Xolani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org