Recorded 1984–1993 Boys' name Peak 1990 24 births

Xang — boys' name

24 babies named Xang in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s14
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Xang was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Xang in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xang

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Xang between 1984 and 1993, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Xang currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xang performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Xang shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xang in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xang 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 24 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.

Xang at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

24

Since 1984

10 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1984

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1993

Xang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1984

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 1993199019871984 5

Xang by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 58% of Xang's all-time total
1980s101990s14

Xang by state

Where Xang concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 20.8%
California share of Xang's total US births 20.8%

5 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xang?
24 babies have been named Xang since 1984. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Xang most popular?
Xang was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Xang most popular?
The top states for the name Xang are California (5 births).
How long has the name Xang been used?
Xang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 10 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Xang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xander, Xane, Xan, Xandyr, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–1993 (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.