Fun Facts About the Name Xilo
- 25 babies named Xilo: U.S. records list 25 babies given the name Xilo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Xilo Mean?
Xilo is an uncommon given name with no settled etymology. In Mexican usage it appears as a short form of Xilonen, a Nahuatl name built on xilotl, a tender, unripe ear of corn; Xilonen was a maize goddess in Aztec religion. The same four letters also appear in the Greek-derived combining form xylo-, from xylon, "wood," which is the source of English words such as xylophone and xylem. Those are separate traditions, and the shared spelling does not show that the given name Xilo comes from either of them.
Xilo Name History & Origins
The forms that resemble Xilo come from two unrelated traditions. In central Mexico, Spanish writers of the sixteenth century recorded Nahuatl names with an initial x standing for the "sh" sound, and among the names written that way was Xilonen, the maize goddess of the Aztec pantheon. Shortened forms of such names were common in everyday speech. In Europe, the Greek noun xylon, "wood," passed through Latin into modern scientific vocabulary as the combining form xylo-, which is why English speakers read an initial x before a vowel as "zy." The two traditions are unconnected, and neither is documented as the origin of the given name Xilo.
How Popular is the Name Xilo?
Xilo has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #8,877 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,879 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,837 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #8,877 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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