Girls' name · since 2004

Xara

430 babies named Xara in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,962 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,765 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
430
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade

430 babies have been named Xara since 2004, making it today's #3765 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Xara recorded 430 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #3765 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #12,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,765 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 430 born since 2004
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xara ranks #12,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,765 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 430 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.

#12,962 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,765 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
430
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.2%
Xara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Xara's 430 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Xara compares

430 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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

Xara's all-time total is 14% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Xara Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 430 376 567,345
Peak-year births 40 21 19,840

Xara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Xara's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Xara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
40
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
01020304050 20042008201120142017202020232025 40

Xara by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (204 births, 47% of the file).

2020s was Xara's strongest decade.

204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Xara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 204 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Xara by state

Where Xara concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Xara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 4.9%
#2 Florida
6 1.4%
California share of Xara's total US births 4.9%
Even split

21 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xara?
Xara has been given to 430 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,962 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,765 of 17,297. 40 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Xara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xara ranks #12,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,765 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 Xara most popular?
Xara was most popular in the 2020s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Xara most popular?
The top states for the name Xara are California (21 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Xara been used?
Records for Xara go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Xara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xaria, Xareni, Xariah, Xariyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Xara's data

  • California records the most Xaras (21 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.

Keep exploring Xara

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Xara: 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, 2004–2025 (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 Xara 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.