Xolani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zoh-LAH-nee
- US rank, 2025
- #1,120 for girls
Xolani is a girls' name, meaning “peace”. In 2025 it ranked 1,120th for girls in the US (209 babies).
What does Xolani mean?
Xhosa and Zulu name; US use may also echo names ending in -lani
“peace”
In South Africa Xolani is a Xhosa and Zulu name, used there mainly for boys.
Is Xolani a girl's or a boy's name?
Xolani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 209 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Xolani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,120th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 209 about 1 in 7,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 376% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 209 girls in the US were named Xolani, making it the 1,120th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 209 girls. It first appears in the records in 2004. 5 boys were also named Xolani in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Xolani in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 254 girls in the US were given Xolani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #924, up from #1,120 for this spelling alone.
- Xolani 209
- Zolani 40
- Xolany 5
In 2025, 98% of the babies named Xolani in the US were girls.
Xolani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | #1,120 |
| 2024 | 209 | #1,152 |
| 2023 | 177 | #1,292 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,621 |
| 2021 | 96 | #2,007 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,659 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
Names like Xolani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Meilani, Kailani, Kaylani, Malani, Kalani, Naylani, Nalani, Nailani, Alani, Milani, Ilani
Other spellings of Xolani
Names related to Xolani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Xolani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/xolani, updated 20 October 2026.