Given name
Xolany
“one who asks forgiveness”
Xolany is a variant of Xolani. One African interpretation is “one who asks forgiveness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Xolany is a variant of Xolani. One African interpretation is “one who asks forgiveness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Xolany is a variant of Xolani. An origin associated with Xolani is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xolany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,160 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,160 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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