Girl’s name · Nahuatl

Xitlaly

How to say it: sit-LAH-lee · /sitˈlɑli/

Variant of Nahuatl Xitlali meaning 'star' - modern spelling used in Mexican and Mexican-American families.

Xitlaly was the 921st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 53 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 41% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #711 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#921for girls in 2025
1 in 14,048US babies
53born in 2025
#711projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Xitlaly
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#921
Babies born in 202553
Share of births1 in 14,048
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years+41%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#711

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Xitlaly is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 56 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Laly
  • Tali

Honouring a Xitlaly in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Xitlaly is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

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