Girls' name · since 2007

Xaniyah

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 204 babies named Xaniyah, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,632 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,079 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
204
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

Xaniyah currently ranks #6079 among girls' names in America, with 204 babies recorded since 2007.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xaniyah has been recorded 204 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #6079 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #19,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,079 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 204 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xaniyah ranks #19,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,079 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 204 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#19,632 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,079 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
204
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.8%
Xaniyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Xaniyah's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Xaniyah compares

204 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Xaniyah's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Xaniyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 204 376 567,345
Peak-year births 30 21 19,840

Xaniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Xaniyah's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Xaniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
30
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
010203040 2007201020132016201920222025 20

Xaniyah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (110 births, 54% of the file).

2020s was Xaniyah's strongest decade.

110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Xaniyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 110 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Xaniyah by state

Where Xaniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xaniyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.5%
Texas share of Xaniyah's total US births 2.5%

5 of 204 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xaniyah?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 204 babies named Xaniyah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,632 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,079 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 30 births.
Where does Xaniyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xaniyah ranks #19,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,079 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Xaniyah most popular?
Xaniyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Xaniyah most popular?
The top states for the name Xaniyah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Xaniyah been used?
Records for Xaniyah go back to 2007, giving 19 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Xaniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xandria, Xandra, Xanthe, Xana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Xaniyah's data

  • Texas records the most Xaniyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Xaniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Xaniyah 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.