Boys' name · since 1990
Xao
27 babies named Xao in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Xao since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Xao recorded 27 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1993.
- #26,820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xao ranks #26,820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xao's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Xao's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xao splits its recorded history at 1992: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xao popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1993
- Peak year (1991)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Xao by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Xao's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Xao births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (100% of all-time use).
Xao by state
Where Xao concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 18.5% |
5 of 27 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Xaos (5 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xao: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1990–1993 (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 Xao 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.