Xylon

A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning from the forest; a modern respelling of Xylon.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Xylon by the numbers

Xylon was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Xylon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Xyon10 in the US (2017)
  • Xylan7 in the US (2017)
  • Xyion5 in the US (2017)
  • Xylen5 in the US (2017)
  • Xylo3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Xenonhospitable; welcoming5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Xylon

Names that are said the same way as Xylon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean a forest or wood

Like Xylon, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
  • Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
  • Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
  • Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
  • Keithforest; from gaelic cèith582 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Xylon

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