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Xayah

100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Xayah has been given to about 157 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 156
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Xayah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 26
  • Born in 202513
  • All time157

How popular is Xayah?

Its best year was 2023, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 5119th. The typical living American called Xayah is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Xayah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.74
  2. Ayah0.78
  3. Kaylah0.75
  4. Alayah0.70
  5. Amayah0.70
  6. Kaliyah0.68
  7. Zariyah0.68
  8. Zaniyah0.68

Middle names for Xayah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Xayah Iris0.77
  2. Xayah Opal0.77
  3. Xayah Ivy0.77
  4. Xayah Noelle0.77
  5. Xayah Belle0.77
  6. Xayah Alice0.75

Sibling names for Xayah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.85
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.84
  3. Wylderbrother · 0.83
  4. Amiasbrother · 0.83
  5. Marigoldsister · 0.83
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.82

Where Xayah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Xayah Evans0.73
    2. Xayah Edwards0.73
    3. Xayah Anderson0.70
    4. Xayah Allen0.70
    5. Xayah Adams0.70
    6. Xayah Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Xayah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.