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Xela
OriginGalician
Meaning"angel"
About Xela
A diminutive of Anxela in the Galician language of north-eastern Spain. Also used as a modern invented name in the US, for example as a backwards spelling of Alex.
Pronounced SHEH-la.
As of October 2026, Xela ranked #4979 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3696 in 2022.
Editor's take: The name Xela is a girl's name meaning "angel".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,407 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | #3,696 | 42 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | #4,446 | 32 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,979 | 27 | 16.8 |
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