Is Xolani a boy or girl name?
Xolani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 209 girls and 8 boys were named Xolani, so 96.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.5% of the 896 US babies named Xolani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,809
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,152
- Babies named Xolani since 2004
- 896
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 217 babies
Boys and girls named Xolani, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,809 | 209 | #1,152 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,701 | 177 | #1,295 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,737 | 130 | #1,635 |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,126 | 96 | #2,023 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,514 | 62 | #2,708 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,392 | 30 | #4,646 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,997 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,031 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,733 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,992 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,014 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,919 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,411 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,762 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,696 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,400 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,715 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Xolani reached #6,392 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #1,152 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.