Girls' name · since 1992
Xena
3,513 babies named Xena in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,513
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,513 babies have been named Xena since 1992, making it today's #1271 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Xena recorded 3,513 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #1271 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #3,248 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,271 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,513 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xena ranks #3,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,271 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,513 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,513
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Xena's 3,513 recorded births place it above 95.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Xena compares
3,513 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Xena's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,513 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 279 | 21 | 19,840 |
Xena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xena's full recorded timeline at 2009, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 279 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 279
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Xena by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,248 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Xena's strongest decade.
1,248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Xena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
924 births
- 2000s 350
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
991 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,248 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,248 births (36% of all-time use).
How Xena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Xena's total volume
Xena by state
Where Xena concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 524 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 403 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 220 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 191 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 92 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 86 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 65 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 60 | 1.7% |
524 of 3,513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Xena appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Xena's data
- California records the most Xenas (524 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 popularity rank to Xena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Xena 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.