US rank #15531 Girls' name Peak 2004 514 births

Xandra — #15531 US girls' name

514 babies named Xandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s221970s181980s61990s852000s2162010s1372020s25
#15531
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Xandra was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

33 babies were named Xandra in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 514 babies named Xandra between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xandra currently holds the #15531 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xandra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Xandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xandra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xandra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 514 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Xandra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

514

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2004

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,531

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
33
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
010203040 202420182013200820031998199319701948 5

Xandra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
216 births that decade — 42% of Xandra's all-time total
1940s51960s221970s181980s61990s852000s2162010s1372020s25

Xandra by state

Where Xandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.2%
Texas share of Xandra's total US births 1.2%

6 of 514 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xandra?
514 babies have been named Xandra since 1948. It currently ranks #15531 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 33 births.
When was Xandra most popular?
Xandra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Xandra most popular?
The top states for the name Xandra are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Xandra been used?
Xandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xandria, Xanthe, Xaniyah, Xana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.