Xiang vs Xian

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

Name A

Xiang

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Name B

Xian

Boy name · Rank #6043

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Metric Xiang Xian
Current Rank Unranked #6043
Total Births (all years) 33 356
Peak Year 2003 2023
Peak Year Births 7 26
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2001 1997

Births by Decade

Decade Xiang Xian
1990ss — 26
2000ss 23 93
2010ss 10 149
2020ss — 88

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Xiang Xian
2014 5 12
2015 — 14
2016 5 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, 2001–2016.

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