Given name
Xochitl
“from the place of many flowers”
Xochitl is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the place of many flowers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the place of many flowers.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xochitl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,116
- 0 boys · 6,116 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 223 babies
- 2025
- 218
- #1,101 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +83%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 218 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,101 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 82.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (79). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,510 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Xochitl’s family of names
Xochitl has a related form in Xochilt. In German usage, Xochitl has a related form in Xochil. Xochitl has a conventional equivalent in the German form Xochil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Xochitl
- Xochitl GomezAmerican actress (born 2006)
- Xochitl Torres SmallAmerican politician from New Mexicoborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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