Xian vs Xiao

Side-by-side comparison of Xian and Xiao — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Xian

Boy name · Rank #6043

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Name B

Xiao

Girl name

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Metric Xian Xiao
Current Rank #6043 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 356 65
Peak Year 2023 1993
Peak Year Births 26 9
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1997 1984

Births by Decade

Decade Xian Xiao
1980ss — 5
1990ss 26 35
2000ss 93 25
2010ss 149 —
2020ss 88 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Xian Xiao
2014 12 —
2015 14 —
2016 11 —
2017 9 —
2018 20 —
2019 21 —
2020 19 —
2021 15 —
2022 13 —
2023 26 —
2024 15 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1997–2024.

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