Unisex name · since 1983
Xai
162 babies named Xai in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,163 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xai currently ranks #9163 among unisex names in America, with 162 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xai has been recorded 162 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #9163 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #14,270 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,163 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xai ranks #14,270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,163 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,163 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xai's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Xai compares
162 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Xai's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Xai's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Xai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Xai popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1981 (Xai as girls' name)
Xai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Xai's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Xai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (49% of all-time use).
Xai by state
Where Xai concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 17 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 3.1% |
22 of 162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Xai's data
- Xai's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Xais (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Xai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.