Given name
Xylon
“a forest dweller”
Xylon is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a forest dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a forest dweller.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xylon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 246
- 246 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,125 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +76%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,125 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 76.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 165 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.
Xylon’s family of names
Xylon has a related form in Xylan. Xylon has a related form in Xylanio. Xylon has a related form in Xylano.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Xylanvariant
- Xyleenavariant
- Xylanovariant
- Xylunovariant
- Xylonovariant
- Xyluniovariant
- Xylaniovariant
- Xyloniovariant
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